Symbol Technologies PTC-860IM manual

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    PTC-860IM User's Guide[...]

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    2 On December 1, 2000 Symbol T echnologies, I nc. completed the pur chase of T elxon Corp oration. Ref erences made thr oughout this document to "T elxon" or "T elxon Cor poration" are be replaced with "Symbol" or "Symbol T echnologies, Inc." , respe ctive l y. Any questions, contact you r Symbol represent at[...]

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    GUIDE TO THE PTC-860 Optical Models[...]

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    G uide to the PTC-860 Optical Models Part Number: 14767-701-03 Release Date: 10/20/94[...]

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    T elxon and TCAL (T elxon Comm on Appli cation La nguage) are regist er ed tr adema rks o f T e lxo n Corpora tion. MS-DOS is a regist er ed trad ema rk o f Micro s of t Corp or at ion. IBM is a regist ered tradema rk of In ter natio nal Bu siness Machi n es , I n c . The informa tion contai ned in t his manual is subject t o change withou t noti c[...]

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    C ontents F C C stat eme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PTC-860NI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Responsibilit y for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Use in hazardous loc ations . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    ENTER/YES key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ON/OFF key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SHIFT key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Keyboard overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Optical coup ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Screwdriver . . . . . . . [...]

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    Handling the PTC- 860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Storing the PTC-860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Cleaning the PTC- 860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Servicing t he PTC-860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Replacing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Removi[...]

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    Figures 1 . Backup battery switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 2 . Parts of the PTC- 860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3 . Accessory fastene rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 4 . Using the acce ssory lockin g latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 5 . Inserting a battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    F CC statement This equipme nt has been t est ed and found t o com p ly wi th t he limi t s for a Cla s s A digital device p u rs ua nt to Part 15 of Federal Co mmunicatio ns Commission (FCC) rul es. These limit s are d es i gned to provide re asonable pr otecti on agai nst harmful int er ference when the equipm ent i s op erated in a comm erci al [...]

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    S afety information © PTC-860NI Responsi bili ty for use The standar ds use d b y T elxon for evalua tion o f the PTC- 86 0NI (Non -Inc endiv e) equi pment’s suitab ilit y for us e in t he Hazard ous Loca tions spec if ie d here in a r e appl icab le in the Unit ed St ates a nd may not be appl icab le out sid e of t he Un ited States. It is the [...]

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    In hazardous locations , the PTC-860NI ’ s onl y u s er interfa c e i s its ke y board; the a c ce ssor y ports ar e not suitable for use i n h azardous lo c ation s. W ARNING! Remove t he P TC - 860NI f r om t he p o t en t iall y haz a r dous a r ea if th e un it is d amag ed or suspec t ed of being d a m ag e d. W ARNING! Remove t he P TC - 86[...]

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    Class II Combustible dusts Divi si on 2 • Not normally in the air • Accumulations normally sufficient to interfere with normal opera tion of elec tr ic a l eq uipment or ot h er app a r at u s • In t he a ir as a re sult of i nfreq uent malf unctio ning of - handling equipment - pro cess equipme nt • Accumulations are sufficient to i nterfe[...]

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    Note: The pr evio us in for mat ion pr ovi des on ly general guideline s on t he envir onm e n ts i n w hic h a PTC-86 0N I is approve d f or us e. E ach hazar dous locati on i n wh ich a PTC-860NI will be used must be inspected and approved b y the Occupational Saf et y and Health A dministrati on (OSHA), the local fire marsh all, and the c us tom[...]

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    O ver view of the PTC-860 The T elxo n PTC-860 is a ba ttery-p owere d hand-held com pute r used to coll ec t, st ore, a nd transm it data . The PTC-860 automate s your da ta coll ection proce dures a nd is custom p ro gram med to efficiently ha ndle your orga nizati on’ s unique data c ol le ctio n job s . Opt io ns for sc anni ng ba r codes and[...]

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    Through t he keyboard Enteri ng data through the key bo ard i s s im i lar to opera ting a calculator . As you press a key on the PTC’ s keyboard, the corres p onding numb er or letter ap pear s on t h e d is p lay . Pressing the ENTER key sto res data in the PTC’s memory . With a bar-c ode reader A secon d metho d of ente ring data is with a b[...]

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    Once the host comput er receives the data from t he PTC, it use s that d at a to up da te its ma s t er fi le s and re cords. I n s o m e cases, the host co mputer may e v en t rans m it data ba ck to the PTC, asking you, as the PTC’s operator , to perfo rm a new task. © Models This manual co vers the thr ee op ti cal mo dels of t he PTC-86 0: P[...]

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    G etting started © PTC-860 optical model s (P TC -860, PTC-860ES, an d PT C-860NI) This manual co llecti vel y refers t o a ll three PTC-860 optical models a s PTC-860 . Instances in whic h PTC-860 refe rs specif ical ly t o the PT C-860 u nit wi ll be ob viou s (for instan ce, in a compari son bet ween mod els). T o de termine wh ich mo del you h[...]

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    1. Remove the PTC from the box. 2. Remove all pac king mate rial fr om the PTC. S ave the packi ng mat er ia l in case t he PTC i s ever s t ored or shippe d to T elxon for ser v ic e. 3. Check the conte n ts o f the pac kage to m ake s ure you hav e rece iv e d ever y thi ng ordered. 4. Check the PTC and ac ce ssories for shi pping d am a ge. Pa y[...]

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    Interior side view PEN OR P ENCIL BOTTOM OF PTC BACKUP BATTERY COMPARTMENT BATTERY COMPARTMENT PUSH DOW N PEN OR PENCIL FIGURE 1 Backup batter y switch BACKUP BATTERY S WITCH Interior vi ew 18[...]

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    5. If the AF A T batter y pac k or the p lastic case c ontai ning batteri es is in t he PTC-860’s battery co mpartmen t, remove it. Refer to the “Re m ovi ng the ba tt er ies” se ction on page 4 4 for the co rrec t pro cedu re. 6. The backup batt ery switch is lo cated i n a small openi ng ju st inside the ba tt ery co m partm ent and to the [...]

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    Eq u ipme nt r eq u ir ed: • One batt ery cha rger f or ea ch PTC • An e l ectric a l outl e t w i th i n 6 fe e t ( 1 . 8 m et ers) p r o v iding 1 1 0 volts AC in the U. S . or Can a d a or 2 2 0 vo lts AC e ls e wher e Note: If you are c hargin g th e PTC ’ s batter y pack ou tside the U.S. or Can a d a , you ne ed a charger de signe d for[...]

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    4. Plug the char ger int o t he wa ll outlet. The green char ging indi cator a bove th e disp lay ligh ts. 5. Charge the PTC’ s batt er y pa ck for 14 hour s. © Checkin g the PTC-860 1. Press the ON/OFF key to turn on the PTC. 2. Lo ok at th e PTC’s display . What ap pear s on th e disp lay depends on the pr ogram y o ur orga nizati on us e s.[...]

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    P ar t s Figure 2 shows the parts of the PTC-8 60. © 25-pin connector On th e top of the PTC is a female RS -232-t ype 25 -pin c onne ctor for ac ce ssories a nd comm unic atio n. A cabl e or t he connector o n the bott om o f so me accesso ries p lug s i nto thi s co nnector to comm unic at e wi th t he PTC. The 25-pin conne ctor ca n al so be us[...]

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    © Backup ba ttery All mo dels of the P TC- 860 hav e a bui lt-i n ba ckup ba tter y . The backup ba ttery provide s eno ugh power to pr ot ect da t a s tored in the PTC’ s memory when the ma in batteri es a re be ing changed or if t hey r un ou t of power . A switch i nside t he PTC, a ccessi ble thro ugh the ba tt er y door , lets you t urn o n[...]

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    DISPLAY BATTERY COMPARTMENT KEYB OARD FIGURE 2 Part s of the PTC -860 WAND PORT 25-PIN CONNECT OR OPTICAL COUPLER ELASTI C STRAP BATT ERY R ECH ARGE POST 24[...]

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    CAUTION! Do not use a bar-code reader with a PTC-860NI in a hazardous loca ti on. Accessori es are ap prove d for use with the PTC-860NI o nly i n non-haza rdous l ocatio ns. The bar -code re ad er le ts yo u enter da ta int o y o ur P T C b y passing the rea de r a cross b ar -code labels (sca nning). Y our PTC’s data collec tion p rogra m deter[...]

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    © Battery recharge posts The batt ery re charge po sts, one o n each si de of the op tical coupl er , m ake c ontac t w i th sp ri ng-loa ded posts on an op tica l comm unic at io n cr ad le and are use d t o r echar ge the PTC’ s nicke l-cadmi um batt ery pa ck. © Displa y The PTC-860’ s d isplay screen shows t he info rmation you typ e or s[...]

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    Data keys ar e the letter and numb er ke ys, A-Z and 0-9. Y ou use them to type data i nto the PTC. Functio n keys i nclude the F1-F5, CLEAR, ENTER/YES, and SEND keys. These keys may have diff er ent labe ls o n your PTC. They a re used to pe rform a specia l pro cedur e or f unct ion. F or exampl e, you r pro gram may use the SEND fun ction key to[...]

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    © Keyboard ov erlay The keybo a r d o verla y is a s m al l she et of plast ic cut out to fi t over the PTC’ s keyb oa rd . Lab e ls fo r t he s p ec ia l function keys used by y o ur orga niza tion’ s data coll ection progra m are printe d on the ov er lay . © Optica l coup le r On the back of the PTC-860 is a small red window . Be hind the [...]

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    F eatures © Automatic off T o conse rve batter y power , the PTC- 86 0 turns itself of f auto matic al ly aft er ap pr oximat ely 1 min ute of ina ct ivity . The exact le ngth of tim e de pe nds on the progr am . © Automatic return at on When y ou tu rn th e PTC -860 of f (or when t he PTC -860 t urns itself off) , it re member s where i t was in[...]

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    © Beep er The PTC-860’ s internal beep er is use d by the PTC and your data col lection progr am to warn you of pr oblems or to promp t you to ta ke an ac tion. Fo r examp le, if you r progr am has tempor aril y tur ned of f a key , the P TC bee ps if yo u press i t. © Clock The PTC-860’ s built -in cl oc k k ee ps t ra ck o f t he d a t e ( [...]

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    C onnecting accessories Many acce ssor ie s are a vai labl e for the PTC-8 60 . These includ e prin ters, adapt ors, modems, a nd bar-code r eaders. All accessorie s co nnec t to t he PTC-86 0ES and PTC-8 60 NI t hro ugh the 2 5-pin conn ector . Bar-code read ers can be con necte d to t he PTC-860 thr ough a wand po rt on the uni t’ s side. Some [...]

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    3. If the accesso ry use s a l ocking lat ch, find the la tch plate on the top o f the PTC. The latch pl ate ha s a ke yhol e-shaped open ing in it. No te whic h sid e the wi der par t of t he ope ning is on. Se e Figure 3. Locate t he s l iding lat ch button o n the bo tt om of the acces s ory; the n locate the lo ckin g la tch on th e f ro nt of [...]

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    6. If you are conne ct ing a n accessory direct ly t o the PTC, tighten the PTC’s locking screw and slide the accessory’ s locking latch as far to the right as it will go to lock the accessory onto the PTC. If you are conne ct ing a cabl e, c onne ct the other end to the accessory u sing th e same pr ocedu re. Through the wand port (PTC-860 onl[...]

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    © Removing a n access ory From the 25- pin connect or 1. T urn off the PTC-86 0. 2. T o rem ove a n acce s sory tha t connects di re ctly t o t he PTC, slide t he acc essory’s lockin g latc h as far to the left as it will go and loosen the PTC’ s locking screw . 3. Pull the ac ce ssory or the cable’ s connecto r d ir ectl y awa y from t h e [...]

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    S c anning bar -co d e labels Foll ow this p roce dure i f you are sc anni ng labe ls with a pencil-wand ba r-code r ea der . If you are usi ng ano the r ty pe of reader , s e e t he ins tr u ct io ns ship ped wi th the r ea der . 1. Pla ce the ti p o f the b a r -code re ad er to the le ft or righ t o f the bars on the b ar-code la bel. Make sure [...]

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    C o mmunicating data The PTC- 86 0 is able to com m unic ate wi th othe r c om pute rs a nd PTCs. How it communi ca tes and how i t is co nnec te d dep ends on your data co llecti on pro gram and how you r PTC-860 is equippe d. The PTC-860 can be set up for either one- way or two-way commun icati on. It ca n commu nicat e thro ugh it s opti cal c o[...]

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    Communi c a ting through t he o ptical co upler re quires the use of an o p ti cal c ommuni cation c radle. S ee the Guide to the CS-860 Optical Communica tion Station or th e Guide to the MCO-860 Four-Bay Cradle for in struct ions. CAUTION! Do not use a PTC-86 0N I with a CS-860 or an MCO-8 6 0 in a haz a rdous loc a tion. Ac cessor ies ar e a ppr[...]

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    6. T urn o n the PTC an d the n tur n on t he device it is conn ected to. 7. T o co mmunicat e, follow the inst ruc tions for your da ta coll ec ti on program . Disconnecting a cable CAUTION ! When re m ovi ng the ca ble fro m the PTC or other d evice, gra sp the c able con nector h ead to remove th e cable. Pullin g on the ca ble can break t he wi[...]

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    1. Perform a ny pr ep ar ations for c loning. 2. Connect a c lone cab le to the 25-p in c onne ct or on the prima ry PTC a nd to the 25-pi n connec to r on the s ec ondar y PTC. 3. Follow your applic at io n’ s cloning p ro ce dure. 4. When the dat a or program has been clone d successfully , discon nect the clone cable f rom bo th PTCs. 39[...]

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    M aintaining the PTC-860 © Operating cond iti ons Each of th e P T C - 8 6 0 op t i c a l m o d e ls can b e o p e r a t e d a t temperatur es b et wee n –20 degree s F (–29 de gre es C) and 12 0 degrees F (49 degrees C). PTC-860 The P TC-860 unit is d esigned to o p e r a t e i n envi ronmen t s that are n o rm a l l y fr e e of dust , d i rt[...]

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    CAUTION! Do not op erate a PTC-860NI with any attache d ac ces sor ies in a hazar do us lo cati on. A cce ss orie s are ap prove d for use with the P TC- 860NI onl y in non-hazardous locations. © Handling the PT C-860 The follo w ing i nfo rmation can help to ensur e yo u rece ive reliab le, trouble-fre e servi ce from yo ur PTC- 8 6 0. • Do not[...]

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    © Storing the PTC-860 CAUTION! Do not stor e a PTC- 860 for o ver two m ont hs without ch a rg i ng th e b a tt ery p a ck o r r ep l a c i ng th e a l ka l ine b a tteri e s . O th e rw i se, b oth th e pr im a ry b at t e r i es a nd the b a ckup b a tt er y w i l l d r a in, a nd a n y d a t a or progr am s l o a d e d into the PTC ’ s m emor[...]

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    Do not use a paper to wel on a ny part of the PTC-8 60, including the di s pl ay . If the PTC-86 0 b ecome s ext re mely di rty or if li quids, d ir t, o r other fo reign m a terials g et inside the ca s e, cont ac t your T elxon service represe ntative. © Servicing the PTC-860 Do not atte mpt to ser vice t he PTC. Only a traine d T elxon technici[...]

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    R e placing the batteries The PTC-860’ s AF A T nickel-cadmium battery pack or AA alkaline batteries may be replaced when necessary . CAUTI ON! Do n ot remov e or in stal l a PTC-8 60NI’s batter y pack i n a hazardous lo cati on. T he se procedures are ap prove d for use with the P TC- 860NI onl y in non-hazardous locations. Note: Once you r em[...]

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    5. Lay the batter y door face down on yo ur work sur face. The gasket on th e insid e of t he doo r shou ld be fa cing up. CAUTION! Kee p the gas k et and the insi de of the ba ttery door clean and free of d ust and dirt. Dust or dirt on the gasket c oul d keep it fr om se al ing prope rl y . 6. Pick up the PTC. 7. Hold your fre e ha nd ne ar the b[...]

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    3. Mak e s ur e the + s ign on the battery pa ck i s on the s am e side a s the + s i gn on t h e PTC a nd t he stra ight edge o f the batt er y pa ck is faci ng up (see Figure 5 ); then inse rt the battery p ack dire ctly in to the bottom o f the PTC. The ba ttery pa ck has a sp acer to pr event i t fro m being insert ed incorre ctly . 4. Pi ck up[...]

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    3. Hold the bat tery case in one hand wi th t he o pening up and the po la rity mark s f acing y o u. 4. Inse rt the batter y case, ope n end fi rst, in to th e battery comp artmen t. CAUTIO N ! Do not f or ce the ba ttery ca se into the ba ttery compa rtm ent. A rais ed ta b on the left sid e of the ba tter y case pr even ts the c ase from b eing [...]

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    Backup battery Under avera g e c ondit io ns, the ba ckup ba tt er y wil l l ast a number of ye ar s. Whe n the backup ba ttery fail s, a wa rning message displ ays on the PTC’s screen. Because the ba ckup battery is a t tached to one of the internal circuit bo ar ds, i t can be rep la ced only b y a t ra ined T e lxo n servic e e n gine er . S e[...]

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    T roubleshooting © The PTC doe s not turn on • Charge or repl ace t he ni ckel-ca dmium ba tter y pack or replac e th e alkalin e batte ries. © The bar-code reader fails to read a la be l • T ry scan nin g acro ss the to p or bot tom of the ba rs on th e label. • Make s ure t h e b ar-code reader is c onnect ed secu re ly to t he PTC. • W[...]

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    A p pendix A © Specif ication s Electrical Data commu nicatio ns via 25 -pin conne ctor: Full d upl ex, 3 0 0 to 19 . 2 K b its pe r seco nd Power: Four -cel l AF A T nickel-cadmium b at tery pack, 800 m A hr Four AA alkal ine batt erie s, 1500 mA hr (not for PTC-860NI use) Charger in put volt age requ ire ment : 12 VDC 200 mA Environmental Oper a[...]

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    W eight: (w/ AF A T battery pack) 25.5 oz/.7 kg (w/ AA batteries) 24 oz/.68 kg 51[...]

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    A ppendix B © Hardware p art numbe rs The fo llowin g table c ontai ns pa rt nu mbers f or orde ring accesso ry hard ware f or the PTC-860 op tica l models. Item Part number Batter ies Plastic battery case Alkaline batteries AF A T nickel-cad mium battery pack Battery charger PTC-860 Fast Battery Charge r with cycling without cycling 15527-001 073[...]

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    Item Part number Printers IP-24 Microprinter MP-830 Microprinter 24-column version 24-column version kit 42-column version 42-column version kit RM-80 Printer 16603-102 16489-000 16489-700 16489-003 16489-703 16406-004 Adaptors BCM-6 TBM-160 12664-001 10854-001 Modems TCM-100 TCM-212R TCM-224** 10095-202 1 1231-100 14580-00X Cradles CS-860 Optical [...]

  • Page 56

    Item Part number Cable s PTC-to-IBM PC/A T cable*** PTC-to-IBM PC/XT cable**** Clone cable PTC-to-1/2 duplex mo dem cable*** PTC-to- full du plex mode m cable*** PTC-to-hos t (DTE) cable*** 13656-3X0 10582-XX0 09944-001 10124-0X1 10124-0X2 10124-0X3 Manuals Guide to the FL ASH Uti litie s (TCAL or M S-DOS V ersion) Guide to Mai ntainin g NiCd Batte[...]

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    A ppendix C © Communication connections Figures 7 through 12 pr ovide inf ormat ion on th e conn ect ion s used to est ab l ish and m ai ntain c om m uni cation betw ee n the PTC-860 and ot her de vic es. FIGURE 7 PTC-to-IBM PC/A T cable, P/N 13656-3X0 PTC-86 0 IBM PC/A T TXD 2 2 RXD RXD 3 3 TXD CTS 5 4 DTR GND 7 5 G ND RTS 4 6 DSR DSR 6 7 RTS DTR[...]

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    FIGURE 8 PTC-to-IBM PC/XT cable, P/N 10582-XX0 PTC-86 0 Male IBM PC/XT Fem ale (0 00)/ Male (110) TXD 2 3 RXD RXD 3 2 T XD RTS 4 6 DSR CTS 5 20 D TR DSR 6 4 RTS GND 7 7 G ND DTR 20 5 CTS –5 10 OUT 1 1 56[...]

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    FIGURE 9 Clone cable, P/N 09944-001 PTC-860 A PTC-860 B DTR 20 20 DTR DSR 6 6 DSR RTS 4 4 RTS CTS 5 5 CTS TXD 2 3 RXD RXD 3 2 T XD O U T – 11 11 O U T – BA T– 7 7 BA T– GND 1 1 G ND 57[...]

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    FIGURE 1 0 PTC-to-1/2 duplex m odem cable, P/N 10124-0X1 PTC-86 0 MOD 20 2/T ype I (1/2 Duplex ) TXD 2 2 T XD RCV 3 3 RCV DSR 6 6 DSR DTR 20 20 DTR RTS 4 4 RTS CTS 5 5 CTS RI 22 22 RI CD 8 8 CD SG 7 7 SG –5 10 OUT 1 1 58[...]

  • Page 61

    FIGURE 1 1 PTC-to-full duplex modem cable, P/N 10124- 0X2 PTC-86 0 MOD 21 2/T ype II (Full Duplex) TXD 2 2 T XD RCV 3 3 RCV DTR 20 20 DTR DSR 6 6 DSR RI 22 22 RI CD 8 8 CD SG 7 7 SG RTS 4 CTS 5 –5 10 OUT 1 1 59[...]

  • Page 62

    FIGURE 1 2 PTC-to-host (DTE) cable, P/N 10124-0X3 PTC-86 0 Host/T ype III (Full or 1/2 Duple x) RXD 3 2 T XD TXD 2 3 RXD DTR 20 6 D SR DSR 6 20 D T R RTS 4 CTS 5 8 CD 4R T S CD 8 5 CTS SG 7 7 SG OUT 1 1 –5 10 60[...]

  • Page 63

    G lossar y alph anum eric D escribes a character set that contains letters, numbers , and symbols su ch as punctu ation marks. applicat ion A PTC program that is designed to p erform a specific task for the user . Examples include route accounting, payroll, p rice lookup, shipping, and inventory control. applicat ion flash EPROM An electronic compo[...]

  • Page 64

    display The LCD scr een on the front o f the PTC. It shows d ata entere d into the PTC and warning prompts. DSR Data set ready s ignal. The mode m sends DSR to the attached device to indicate that the mode m is co nnected, o n, an d ready . DTE Data termin al equipmen t. A device comprisin g the data source . For example, the host compu ter . DTR D[...]

  • Page 65

    optical co up ler A device that converts electronic sig nals inside the PTC into pulses of light that can be dete cted by an optical communication station. prompt Messages shown by the PT C that guide the oper ator through the steps of a data co llection prog ram. Prompts vary for differen t programs. PTC Portable T ele-T ransaction Computer . A ba[...]

  • Page 66

    I ndex 25-pin connector, 22 communicating data, 37- 38 connecting an accessory, 31-33 removing an accessory, 34 A Accessories, 15, 41 connecting, 31-33 removing , 34 used with PTC-860NI, 15 Acc e s s or y fa s ten ers latch plate, 22, 31-34 locking screw, 22, 31-34 slot, 22, 31-32 Adaptors, 31 part numbers , 53 Alkaline batteries, 15, 25, 50 insert[...]

  • Page 67

    inserting the battery case, 47 joining connectors, 20, 32, 37 keeping battery door clean, 45 PTC-860ES accesso ries, 40 reprogramming a PT C-860NI’s flash EPROM, 22 storing a PTC-860, 23, 25, 42 using a bar-code reader with a PTC-860NI, 25 using a PTC-860NI with a cradle, 37 Charging the nickel-cadmium batt ery pack, 19-25 Charging time, 21, 25 C[...]

  • Page 68

    M Maintaining the PTC-860, 40-43 Manuals part numbers , 54 MCO-860, 20, 36-37 part numbers , 53 Memory, 30 M essages, 13 backup battery, 21, 48, 49 low battery, 21, 25 Models of PT C-860s, 15, 16 Modems, 14, 31, 36 part numbers , 53 N Nickel-cadmium battery p ack, 15, 25, 41-42, 50 charge time, 21, 25 charging, 19-21, 42 d is p o s in g o f , 1 2 i[...]

  • Page 69

    R RS-232 connector, 28, 36 S Safety information, 9-12 disposing of battery packs, 12 PTC-860NI, 9-12 Scanning, 25, 35 failures, 35, 49 Screwdriver, 28 Servicing the PTC-860, 43 Shipping damage, 17 Specifications electrical, 50 environmental, 50 physical, 50-51 Storage tempe rature, 42, 50 Storing the PTC-860, 42 T T emperatu res operating, 40, 50 s[...]

  • Page 70

    T elxon Corporation/3330 W est Market Str eet, Akron, Ohio 44334/216-867-3700/800-800-8001 Part No. 14767-701-03 Printed in U.S.A.[...]