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    PDT 8100 Series for Pocket PC 2002[...]

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    PDT 8100 Series for Pocket PC 2002 © 2001 - 2003 SYMBOL T ECHNOLOGIES, INC. All ri ghts rese rv ed. Symbol r eserves the righ t to make change s to any product to impro ve reliab ility , function , or desi gn. Symbol does not assume a ny product liability arising out of, or in connection with, the appl icat ion or use of any pr oduct , cir cuit, o[...]

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    1 Quic k Ref erenc e Introduct ion Congra tulations on your p urchase of Sy mbol T echnolo gies’ PD T 8100 T ermi nal! It s unique combina tion of fea tures mak e this produ ct superior fo r use in a wide range of applic ations. Thes e feat ure s i ncl ude: • Perso nal Inform ation Manage ment sof tware •M i c r o s o f t ® Win dows ® Pocke[...]

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    2 PDT 8100 Series • Using t he Keyboard on p age 14 • Using t he S tylu s on p age 20 • T oday Screen on page 2 1 • Naviga tion Bar and Command Bar on p age 22 • Inpu t Me t hod s on page 2 2 • Scanning wi th the PDT 8100 on p ag e 25 • Resetti ng Y our PDT 810 0 T erminal on pag e 27 • Host Com municati ons on p age 29 • Mai ntai[...]

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    3 Quic k Ref erenc e Part s of t he PDT 8100 Series Powe r Butt on LCD (mon ochro me) TFT LC D (color) Front V iew Speaker T op View Backlight Button Scan T rigger 15-Pin S erial Port (terminals w ithout scanner ) 1-D Exit Window (terminals with scanner) W AN Antenna (PDT 8133 /8137 only) Micr ophone Scan LED 2-D E xit W indow (termin als with scan[...]

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    4 PDT 8100 Series Part s of the PDT 8100 Series (continued) Side View Audio conn ecto r 2-D termi nal Handstrap bar 1-D T ermin al 2-D T erminal Scan T rigg er 1-D termin al Handstrap clip Handstrap Handstrap[...]

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    5 Quic k Ref erenc e Part s of t he PDT 81 00 Ser ies (continued) Lithium-ion Battery Battery Door Battery Comp artment Stylus Serial Port Battery Door Latch Reset Bu tton Stylus S ilo Battery D oor Latch IrDA Port Back Vie w Battery Co ver Swi tch Bottom View SIM Socket W AN Antenna Flash Ca rd Cover[...]

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    6 PDT 8100 Series Getting St ar ted Before you can use y our PDT 8100 , perfor m these bas ic setup procedures : • Instal l the antenn a packaged w ith the terminal by screwing it into the an tenna rec eptacl e on the to p of the te rminal (PDT 8133/ 8137 only). • Instal l the SIM card (PDT 8137 on ly). • Insert the Comp act Flash c ard (opti[...]

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    7 Quic k Ref erenc e Insertin g a Comp act Flash Card The PDT 8100 con tains a slot for a standard comp act flas h card, which include s a lock ing mec hanism t hat preven ts the card from coming loose if th e PDT 8100 is dropped. Insert the comp act flas h card ca refully to ensure it engages this lockin g mecha nism. 1. Open th e battery doo r an[...]

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    8 PDT 8100 Series Removing a Compa ct Flash Card 1. Open the ba ttery door and remov e the battery and flash card cover . 2. Use the stylus to pr ess the fl ash card rel ease butto n inside the flash card com partme nt. Inst alling the Batter y 1. Slide the l atches o n the batte ry door up and lift th e battery door awa y from the PDT 8100. Latche[...]

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    9 Quic k Ref erenc e 2. Insert the lit hium-ion battery in the battery compa rtment with the batte ry tether p ositioned properly (as shown b elow), making sure the batt ery snap s into place. 3. Repla ce the bat tery cover , pressing d own firm ly along the top edge w hi le s lid in g the latc hes dow n into the l ock ed pos i- tion. Charging the [...]

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    10 PDT 8100 Series 2. Insert the PDT 8100 terminal in th e cradle. 3. The T erminal S tatu s LED tur ns red (ma y take up to one minute) t o i ndi ca te ch arging, th en turn s of f wh en the ba ttery is fully charged. T he terminal’ s bat tery is fu lly charged after approxim ately 2 1 /2 hours. Charging a Spare Battery T o recharge a sp are ba [...]

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    11 Quic k Ref erenc e Charging the Battery Using the Sy nchronization Cable 15-Pin Serial Port Connector T o connect to the Micro-D RS-23 2 port at the to p of the te rminal, use an ITT Cann on brand m il-spec conn ector (MDM-15SSB) with captiv ated jack screws (mil p/n M835 13/5-6) to p rotect the connec tor ’s c ontact s from damage d uring ins[...]

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    12 PDT 8100 Series St arti ng the PDT 8100 Press the red powe r button to turn the PDT 8100 on and of f. If the terminal does not po wer on, perform a hard rese t. See Performin g a Hard Res et on p age 28 . As the terminal init ializes it s unique Flash File system, the Sy mbol splash s creen dis plays for a bout 10 se conds. When the W elcom e sc[...]

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    13 Quic k Ref erenc e 4. Follow the directi ons on the scre en which ex plain how to us e the st ylu s an d pop -up men us, and al low you to s et yo ur ci ty and t ime zone. Initiating a Network Connection Before us ing the term inal, set u p the Spectrum24 , CDPD (Cell ular Digit al Pack et Data) or GSM (Glob al System for Mobi le Communi cation)[...]

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    14 PDT 8100 Series Adjusting t he Contrast (Monochrome LCD) Using a Headset Using the Keyboard Note: Key fu nc tio ns ca n be chang ed by an a pp lication. Y our keyboa rd may not fu nction ex actly as d escribed . For more de tailed keyboard information, refer to the PDT 8100 Prod uct Referen ce Guide for Pocket PC 20 02 . Using t he 28-Key Ke ybo[...]

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    15 Quic k Ref erenc e charact er or actio n. The key board def ault is nu meric, pro ducing numbers . Key Action Note: Pres s Func , then anoth er key to pro duce the value or f unction above that key . See individu al key des criptions i n this table for ad ditional F unction key usage. Alpha Press Alp ha to togg le betwe en alph a and numeri c mo[...]

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    16 PDT 8100 Series Using t he 37-Key Ke yboar d The 37-key keyboard u ses an al phanumeri c keypa d that prod uces the 26-cha racter alphab et (A-Z), numb ers (0-9), a nd assorted characters . The keyboard is color-cod ed to indica te which modifie r key ( Alpha-Num eric, Func ) to p ress to p roduce a p articu lar Contrast See Adjusting th e Contr[...]

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    17 Quic k Ref erenc e charact er or actio n. The key board def ault is nu meric, pro ducing the gray number or white c haracter on tha t key . Key Action Note: Pres s Func , then anoth er key to pro duce the value or f unction above that key . See individu al key des criptions i n this table for ad ditional F unction key usage. Alpha Press Alp ha t[...]

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    18 PDT 8100 Series Contrast See Adjusting th e Contra st (Monochr ome LCD ) on page 14. Cursor keys: C, G , H, I Press cursor ke ys to move the cursor left, rig ht, up and down on t he s cree n. End Press End to m ove the cu rsor to the end o f a line. Escape /Enter Press Enter afte r enteri ng data or a command . Press Func + Enter to partially or[...]

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    19 Quic k Ref erenc e Using the 4 7-Key Keyb oard The 47-k ey keyb oard uses an alphan umeric key pad tha t produces the 26-c haracter alph abet (A-Z), num bers (0-9), and assorted charact ers. The key board is color-c oded to indic ate which mo difier key (Al pha- Num eric, Func ) to pre ss to produc e a par ticular charact er or actio n. The key [...]

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    20 PDT 8100 Series Using the S tyl us The stylu s select s items and enters information . The styl us functions as a mo use. • Ta p : T ouch the sc reen once with the st ylus to ope n items a nd sele ct op t ion s. • Drag : Hold the stylus o n the screen and drag acro ss the screen to se lect tex t and ima ges. D rag in a lis t to sele ct mul- [...]

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    21 Quic k Ref erenc e T oday Screen When you turn on yo ur terminal for the fi rst time each da y (or after 4 hours of inacti vity), the T oday screen appe ars. Y ou can also displa y it by t apping , then T oda y . On the T oday scree n, you can se e import ant informat ion for the day .[...]

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    22 PDT 8100 Series Navigation Bar and Command Bar The navig ation bar a t the top o f the scre en displays the acti ve program an d curren t time , and al lows y ou to s elect program s and close s creens. Th e command bar at the b ottom of th e screen cont ains menu s and butt ons to pe rform ta sks in p rograms. Input Methods Enter inform ation i[...]

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    23 Quic k Ref erenc e T o show or hi de the inpu t panel , tap th e Input Pane l button. T ap the arrow next to this bu tton to vi ew input metho ds. When yo u use the inp ut pan el, yo ur te rmi nal an tic ip ates th e w o rd you are typing or writing a nd display s it abov e the inpu t panel. When you tap the displa yed word, it is in serted into[...]

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    24 PDT 8100 Series 2. Wri te a letter in the left side of t he box, or a number i n the right side , using spe cial cha racter stro kes. When you w rite a letter , i t is converted to typed text on the screen . For instruc tions on entering Bl ock Reco gnizer ch aracters, with Block R ecognize r open, t ap the qu estion mark next to th e writin g a[...]

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    25 Quic k Ref erenc e Block Recognizer Characters The f ollowing c hart is a partial display of the ch aracters you can write w hile usin g the Bloc k Reco gnizer (th e dot on e ach chara cter is the s tartin g point for writing). Scanning wit h the PDT 8100 The PDT 8100 has an integra ted scan ner which c ollects data b y scanni ng bar cod es. See[...]

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    26 PDT 8100 Series T o scan bar co des with th e PDT 810 0: 1. Aim the sc anner at t he bar cod e. 2. Press the sc an trigger . En sure the red s can beam cov ers the entire bar c ode. The green sca n LED light s and a beep sound s to indic ate a su ccessfu l decode . Scanning PDF417 Bar Codes The 2-D scannin g PDT 8100 term inal su pport s PDF417 [...]

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    27 Quic k Ref erenc e down, kee ping the beam hori zontal to the rows , until the p attern scans the entire symbol. Resetting Y our PDT 8100 T erminal If your PDT 8100 termi nal stop s resp onding to input, reset i t. Performing a Soft Reset A soft res et rest art s the ter minal and sa ves a ll sto red rec ords an d entr ies . Cautio n: Files th a[...]

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    28 PDT 8100 Series T o perform a soft reset: Performing a Hard Reset A hard reset also res tarts your PDT 81 00 termin al, but era ses all stored re cords and en tries. Th erefore, nev er perf orm a h ard re set unless a soft rese t does no t solve y our proble m. Note: Y ou can restore any dat a previously sy nchroniz ed with your c ompu ter duri [...]

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    29 Quic k Ref erenc e Note: With a hard reset , Format s, Preferenc es, and other settings are restore d to their fac tory defau lt settings. Host Communication s The PDT 8100 Serie s terminal c an communi cate with a host PC either di rectly th rough it s comm unicatio ns port us ing an RS-23 2 serial c able, the crad le, or wirel essly via the Sp[...]

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    30 PDT 8100 Series Communic ating with Printe rs T o print from a s tandard printer: 1. Attach an RS-232 serial ca ble to the serial port in the bottom of the PDT 8100. 2. Attach t he other en d of the c able to th e serial port o n the printer . 3. Run you r applica tion’ s print function . T o print from an I rDA-complia nt printer: 1. Point th[...]

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    31 Quic k Ref erenc e T roubleshooting Problem Cause Solution PDT 8100 do es not turn o n. Lithium-ion bat- tery not ch arged . Char ge or rep lace the lithi u m-io n battery in the P DT 8100. Lithium-ion bat- tery not ins talled properl y . Ensur e battery is installed pr operly . System c rash . Perfo rm a h ard res et. See Reset- ting Y our PDT [...]

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    32 PDT 8100 Series Fail to communi- cate with IrDA prin ter . Distanc e from print er i s more than 1 meter (39 inches). Bring the te rminal closer to the printer a nd atte mpt co mmunica- tion s aga in. Obstruction in ter- fere d with c om- munic ation . Check the pat h to en sure no ob- jects were in the way . Appli cation i s not enabl ed to run[...]

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    33 Quic k Ref erenc e PDT 8100 t urn s itself off. P DT 81 00 is i nac- tive. Y our PDT 81 00 tur ns of f af te r a pe- riod of inac tivity . This per iod can be set from one to five minute s, in one- m inut e int ervals . Che ck the Power dial og box (i n the System tab under Start / Settings ), and chan ge the sett ing if you need a longe r delay[...]

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    34 PDT 8100 Series A mess age ap- pears st ating t hat your PDT 810 0 term ina l me mor y is full. T oo m any files store d on the ter- minal. Delete unused memos an d records. Y ou can save th ese records o n your com puter . Memory alloc a- tion t oo low. Adjust the mem ory allocation . Se- lect Start , then Settings , and se - lect the System ta[...]

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    35 Quic k Ref erenc e Y o ur PDT 8100 terminal does not accept scan in- put. Scanni ng appl ica- tion is no t loade d. V erify that the u nit is lo aded with a scann ing app licatio n. See yo ur System Administrator. Unread able ba r code. Be sure t he sym bol is not defaced. Distance be- tween ex it windo w and bar c ode i s in- correct. Be sur e [...]

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    36 PDT 8100 Series END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT • Y ou h ave acqu ired a d evice (“ D EVICE ”) t hat includ es softw ar e licensed by Sym bol T echnolo- gies, Inc. (“SYMBOL”) from Micr osoft Licensing Inc. or its af filiates (“MS”). Those installed software product s of MS origi n, as well as associ ated media, printe d materials, and ?[...]

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    37 Quic k Ref erenc e part of a sa le or tr ansfer of the D EVICE, prov ided you ret ain no copies, yo u tran sfer a ll o f the SOFTW ARE (inclu ding all compon ent part s, the media and pr inted material s, any upgrades or backup copies, this EULA and, if applicable, the C ertificate(s) o f Authenticity), and the recipient agree s to the terms of [...]

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    38 PDT 8100 Series NO LIABILITY FOR CERT AIN DAMAGES. EXCEPT AS PROHIBIT Y BY LAW , MS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDE NT AL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTI ON WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWA RE. THIS LIMIT A TION SHALL APPL Y EVEN IF A NY REMEDY F AILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL P URPOSE . FOR APPLIC[...]

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    39 Quic k Ref erenc e Scanner Labeling ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ![...]

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    40 PDT 8100 Series In accor dance wi th Clau se 5, I EC 825 an d EN6 0825, t he followi ng infor mation is provi ded t o the u ser: ENGL ISH H EBRE W CLASS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PROD UCT CLASS 2 LASER LI GHT DO NO T STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT DANISH / DANSK ITALI AN / ITALIANO KLASSE 1 KLAS SE 1 LASERP RODUKT CLASSE 1 PRODO TTO AL LASER D I CL[...]

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    41 Quic k Ref erenc e FCC RF Expos ure Guidel ines This de vice was te sted fo r typical b ody-wo rn ope rations with the holster p roviding a minimal spacing of 2 .0 cm f rom th e body to t he back of the termina l/anten na. T o maintain co mpliance with FC C RF exposure co mpli ance requ iremen ts, use only belt- clips, holster s, or sim ilar acc[...]

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    42 PDT 8100 Series Person s with pac emake rs: • Shoul d alwa ys keep the devic e more th an 15cm (6 inc hes) from their pace - maker w hen tur ned on • Should not carry the device in a breast p ocket • Shoul d use th e ear f urthest from the pacemake r to min imize the potent ial for inter ferenc e. If you hav e any reason to susp ect that i[...]

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    43 Quic k Ref erenc e Radio Frequency Interference Requirements Note: Th is eq uipment has been tested and fou nd to c omply wi th the li mits for a C lass B digital de vice, pu rsuant to Part 15 of th e FCC rul es. The se lim its are desi gned to provid e reason able pr ot ec tion ag ainst ha rmful i nt er f er e nce in a reside nt ia l instal la [...]

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    44 PDT 8100 Series CE Marking a nd Eu ropean Econom i c Area (EEA) For Wi de band R adio Devi ces: RLAN’s (2.4GHz) f or use thr ough th e EEA h ave the followin g restrict ions: • Maxim um radi ated transmit po wer of 1 00 mW E IRP in the freq uency ra nge 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz • France , equipm ent is r estricted to 2.446 5 -2.48 35 GHz freq ue[...]

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    Quic k Ref erenc e W arra nty (A) Warranty Sym bol T echnologies (herea fter “ Seller ”) har dware Produc ts are warrante d aga inst d efects in workm anship an d mate ria ls for a peri od of twelv e (1 2) mo nt hs fr om t he d ate of sh ipm ent, unl ess ot her wise provide d b y Selle r in w ri ting, pr ov id ed the Pro duct re m ain s unm odi[...]

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    72-55171-01 Revision C — January 2003 Symbol T echnologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza Holtsville, NY 1 1742-1300 Serv ice Infor mation Before you use th e unit, it must b e config ured to o perate in your facility’s ne twork and run your applic ations. If you have a problem ru nning your unit or using your equipment, c ontact your facility’s T ec[...]