Falcon 4400 manual

Quick Reference Guide Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® 26-Key model Falcon 4420 48-Ke y model 52-Key model[...]

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Quick Reference Guide 1 Table of Contents Falcon ® 44 00 Series with Windows Mobile ® .......................................... ............. 3 Overview .................................................................................. .................................... 3 Getting Started ........................................................[...]

Table of Contents 2 Falcon ® 4400 Series with W indows Mobil e ® Warm Reset ................ .............................................................. ............................ 38 Hard Reset .................. .............................................................. ............................ 39 Clean Boot .. .....................[...]

Quick Reference Guide 3 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windo ws Mobile ® Overview The F alcon ® 4400 series combines the flexibility of W indows M obile ® with the power of the Intel XScale processor , WiF i wireless technology , a large color display , and laser and imaging (1D and 2D) scanning in an ergonomic PDT . The F alcon ® 4400 series is de[...]

Getting Started 4 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Getting Started Before using the F alcon for the first time, you must install the batter y pack into the F alcon, then charge both the batter y pack and the backup batter y . See Installing the Battery P ack on page 10 for instructions . System Requirements Minimum Desktop Computer Requ[...]

Getting Started Quick Reference Guide 5 2. Plug the power adapte r into a power source, then plug the P ower Cord into the Dock. 3. Seat the F alcon securely into the Dock. Figure 1. Connecting your Falcon to a PC Installing ActiveSync If you don ’ t already have ActiveSync (v4.0 or abo ve) on your computer , you can install it from the Getting S[...]

Getting Started 6 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Features of the Falcon F our perspectives of the F alcon ® 4400 Series with Windows ® Mob i le a r e shown. Re fer to T able 1 on page 8 for a list of the illustrated parts with refer- ences to more detailed information. Figure 2. Falcon Keypad and Connector V iews F or a complete des[...]

Getting Started Quick Reference Guide 7 Figure 3. Falcon Scanner and Batt ery Door Views F or more information, please refer to the Fal c o n ® 4400 Windows Mobi le ® Pr oduct Reference G uide (PRG) , located on the F alcon 4400 Pr oduct CD that came with your device. Strap Studs T rigger Handle Stylus T ether/Lany ard P or t Stylus Holder Batter[...]

Getting Started 8 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 4. Model comparison Table 1. Features of the Falcon Feature Function/Description More Information Battery Door Rotate the latches to unloc k the battery door to remove the battery pack. Figure 5 , Display/T ouch Screen The equivalent of a PC monitor f or vi ewing and inte racting[...]

Powering the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 9 Powering the Falcon Battery Pack The battery pack in the F alcon is a 3.7 V , Lith- ium Ion battery pack. Y ou will be alerted wit h a message dialog box when the battery pack reaches a lo w state. After charging the first time, a complete charge takes about four (4) hours depending on the bat- tery pack [...]

Powering the Falcon 10 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Installing the Battery Pack When you first remo ve the F alcon from the box, you must charge both the battery pack and the backup batter y for a minimum of 24 hours. Complete the following instructions to install the bat tery pack: 1. On a 441X, detach the elastic handstrap by rele[...]

Powering the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 11 Figure 5. Installin g the Battery Pack 2. T urn the battery door latches to unlock the batter y door . Remo ve the door . 3. Insert the battery pack with the pull tab on the outside and the bat- tery contacts aligned with the matching contacts inside the battery compartment. The batter y pack has a keyin[...]

Powering the Falcon 12 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Checking Battery Power Battery Status Indicators T ap the Batter y icon at the top of the screen to view the Battery stat us. Figure 6. Battery level Table 2. Battery Status Indicators Battery Charging Icon Full Batter y Icon Battery Status Icons Battery Status Icon Description Bat[...]

Charging the Batteries Quick Reference Guide 13 Additionally , the Po w e r control applet displays a batter y power gauge. Y ou can check the status of both the Main Battery and the Backup battery . T ap > Settings > System > P ower . See the F alcon 4400 with Window s Mobile ® Prod u c t Refer ence Guide (PRG) for more information on co[...]

Charging the Batteries 14 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Table 3. Battery Charging Methods and Indications Charging Location: Falcon seated in a Dock (Single or Four- Slot) Fal co n connected to an exte rn al p owe r supply Charging slot of Dock (Single or Four-Slot) Four-Slot Battery Charger Charging Duration 4-6 hours 4-6 hours 3-5 [...]

Charging the Batteries Quick Reference Guide 15 Charging with the Dock There ar e two models of docks for the F alcon: a Single-S lot dock and a F our- Slot dock. O n both models, an external power supply (A C adaptor) provides pow er to the dock. There ar e two methods for charging a battery pack using a Single-Slot dock. Refe r t o T a bl e 3 on [...]

Charging the Batteries 16 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Backup Battery The 3V Lithium Backup B atter y receives its charge from the Battery P ack. T o retain date, time, data, and other settings for the F alcon, maintain at least a minimal charge on the Battery P ack. T o view the status of the Backup battery , tap > Settings >[...]

Setting Up the Mobile Computer Quick Reference Guide 17 Charging with a Battery Charger A F our-Slot Battery Charger is availabl e to charge batteries independently from the F alcon. T o use, insert the batteries int o the slots in the charger , align- ing the battery contacts with those in the Charger . Figure 10. Four -Slot Battery Char ger Batte[...]

Setting Up the Mobile Computer 18 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Touchscreen Calibration Figure 11. Touchscreen Calibration Entering a Password The first time y ou use the F alcon you wi ll be prompted to enter a passwor d. Ta p Ne xt to continue, or Skip if you do not want the device to be password- protected. Figure 12. Password set[...]

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 19 Radio Card Setup Windows Z ero Config should be used to administ er the radio setup . F or assis- tance in configuring the radio card, r efe rence the online help on your F alcon. Go to > Help fo r further information. Entering Data T o open an application, tap a link on the To d a y page, or tap > Progr[...]

Entering Data 20 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Using the Stylus The stylus is located next to the scanning pod as illustrated in F igure 13 . The stylus on the F alcon is th e equivalent of the mouse on a PC. Use the stylus to: • N avigate the touchscreen display . • Select characters in the on-screen keyboar d. • Start program[...]

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 21 Figure 14. Tether ed Stylus Navigating the Display There ar e several navigation ar eas on y our display , including the title bar and the soft key bar . Each of these navigation areas have sub-areas of navigation as well. T ake the time to familiarize yourself with these features to save yourself valuable tim[...]

Entering Data 22 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 15. The Today S creen Star t Button Shor tcut Links Connection Status Vo l u m e T oday Screen Title bar Soft ke y bar Battery Status Clock & Alarms[...]

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 23 The Start Menu The Title bar at the top of the scr een contains the Start icon, program name, and notification icons. T ap (Star t) to open the Start menu . The Start menu includes access to Programs , Settings , Help and shortcuts to programs and func- tions. The soft key bar at the bottom of the screen provi[...]

Entering Data 24 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® On-Screen Keyboard In applications that accept keyed input, the on-screen keyboard can be used to enter data using the stylus. The on-screen keyboard is a digital, QW ER TY - style keyboard. T ap the Keybo ard icon to open or close the on-screen keyboard. Figure 17. On-Sc reen Keyboard U[...]

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 25 Figure 18. Setting s screen Programs Ta p > Programs to open the P rograms scre en to view and open the avail- able P rograms on your F alcon. T ap a program to open it. Figure 19. Programs scr een Ta b s Settings Icons Program Icons[...]

Entering Data 26 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Keypads Overview Refer to the F alcon 4400 PRG for more information on configuring the key- pads. The F alcon is available with several different keypad models: • 26- Key Keyp ad on pag e 29 • 48- Key Keyp ad on pag e 30 • 52- Key Keyp ad on pag e 31 • 5250 Keypad on page 32 Keyp[...]

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 27 Keyboard Indicators The Keyboard I ndicators are visible in the T itle Bar at the top of the screen. The most recently activ ated state is on the left if more than one state is active. Figure 20. Keyboard In dicators •T h e icon is displayed if either Shift or CAPS mode is active. • If more than two states[...]

Entering Data 28 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Table 5. Input States and their Indicators Icon State Keypad Model(s) Function Normal (Numeric) Mode 26-key Present only on k eypads with an <Alpha> key . It appears when Alpha or CAPS modes are not on. Alpha Mode 26-key Press <Alpha> to enter low er case alpha characters and[...]

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 29 26-Key Keypad The 26-key keypad is organized like a cell phone, with mult i-tap access to alpha characters on numeric keys (see Fi g u r e 2 1 ). Use the ten (10) alpha- numeric keys and <Esc> to type letters, numbers, and symbols listed in T able 6 on page 30 . Figure 21. 2 6-Key Keypad 26-Key Functions[...]

Entering Data 30 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Table 6. 26-Key Keypad Alpha Characters a nd Symbols 48-Key Keypad The 48-key keypad is designed so you can type all letters and num bers without requiring multiple key pr esses. Figure 22. 48-Key Keypad Some of the keys on the 48-key keypad of the F alcon have more than one function. T [...]

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 31 another key to acc ess the desir ed input state. See T able 4 on page 26 for fur- ther information. 48-Key Funct ions Pre s s <Backlight> to toggle the backlight on or off . P ress <Fn>+<Bac klight> to adjust the brightness. Pr ess <ENTER> to accept the changes. 48-Key Input Sta tes The[...]

Entering Data 32 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® 52-Key Funct ions Pre s s <Fn>+< . > (period/decimal) to toggle the backlight on or off. T o adjust the brightness, press <Fn>+<Alt> or tap > Settings > System > Backlight . P ress <ENTER> to accept the changes. 52-Key Input Sta tes The input states[...]

Scanning Bar Codes Quick Reference Guide 33 Scanning Bar Codes Laser Scanning T o use the scanning function on units containing a laser scanning module, complete the following steps: 1. Select and open a bar code application, such as Microsoft ® Wo r d Mo b i l e . Figure 25. Scanning a bar code 2. Aim the scan window at the bar code follo wing th[...]

Scanning Bar Codes 34 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 26. Laser Beam Positions 5. The device beeps and the green LED indicator comes on until the trig- ger is released. The g reen LED and th e beep tone indicate a good r ead. 6. The bar code data is enter ed in the current application. 7. Once a bar code is read successfully , t[...]

Scanning Bar Codes Quick Reference Guide 35 Bar Code Scanning with 2D Imager Scanning bar codes with the 2D imaging device is similar to scanning with a laser scanner . The operation and configura tion of the scanner is performed in the same way as laser scanning devices. T rigger behavior and scanning time- outs are the same as laser scanning devi[...]

Scanning Bar Codes 36 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 28. Aiming Beam Posit ioning The aiming beam is smaller when the imag er is closer to the code and larger when it is farther away . Symbologies with smaller bars or elements (mil size) should be read closer to the unit. S ymb ologies with larger bars or elements ( m i l s i z[...]

Image Capture Quick Reference Guide 37 OCR Scanning Optical character recognition (OCR) decodes certain fonts and outputs the data as a string, in a similar fashion to bar code labels. The F alcon 2D Imager supports limited decoding of some OCR fonts. See the PRG for information on setup and programming for OCR fonts. Image Capture The 2D Imager ca[...]

Resetting the Falcon 38 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Resetting the Falcon There ar e several reset methods for the F alcon. • T o simply re set a “hung” application, tap > Settings > System > Memory > Running Programs. S elect the problematic program(s) and tap Stop , or Stop All to stop all running applications. ?[...]

Resetting the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 39 52-Key Falcon. Pr e s s a n d h o l d : <AL T > + <FN> + <F1> . Figure 30. Warm Reset Key Sequence After Warm Reset When a F alcon goes through the W arm Reset sequence, it clears the working RAM and initializes the file system. The splash screen will appear after a short period. • T[...]

Resetting the Falcon 40 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Procedure to Hard Reset. T o perform a Hard R eset, insert a paper clip into the <Reset> aperture while pressing the <PO WER> button (refer to F igure 31 ). Figure 31. Hard Re set Key Sequence After Hard Reset When a F alcon goes through the Hard Reset sequence, it cle[...]

Resetting the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 41 Clean Boot A Clean Boot is a complete reset of th e F alcon in which all applications are forcibly closed and the F alcon is restored to factory defaults. ALL USER- INST ALLED PR OGRAMS, DA T A AND REGISTR Y SET TINGS ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED. Reason to perform a Clean Boot. U se Clean Boot if the W i[...]

Resetting the Falcon 42 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 32. C lean Boot key se quence After Clean Boot When a F alcon goes through the Clean Boot sequence, it cl ears the working memor y and initializes the file system. Y ou will lose all us er-installed applica- tions, custom registry settings and data. • Recalibrate the touc[...]

Troubleshooting Quick Reference Guide 43 Troubleshooting Refer to the F alcon 4400 with Windows Mobile ® PRG for more information. Table 7. Troubleshooting Prob lem s, Causes, and Solutions Problem P ossible Cause Solution The Falcon does not turn on. The batter y pack is not installed properly . Ensure the batter y is installed properly . The bat[...]

Troubleshooting 44 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® During data communication, no data was transmitted, or transmitted data was incomplete . The F alcon was remov ed from the dock or unplugged from host PC during communications. Replace the terminal in th e dock, or replace the serial cable, and retransmit. Incorrect cable configuration[...]

Troubleshooting Quick Reference Guide 45 The Spare Battery LED on the dock is flashing RED. Time-out fault: the spare bat- ter y pack charging has exceeded the maximum time- out period. In either case, if the Spare Batter y LED is flashing red, do the following: 1. Disconnect the AC adapter from the dock. 2. Remove the spare battery pack and the F [...]

Troubleshooting 46 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® RF Connectivity Troubleshooting Does the Falcon respond to a PING command from a PC? NO Does the Falcon associate with the AP ? YES display an error during the boot process? Gather facts: • Falcon type • AP & RF card brand (ensure latest version of firmware installed) • Host [...]

Technical Support Quick Reference Guide 47 Technical Support PSC Website Support The PSC web site ( www .psc.com ) is the complete source for technical support and information for PSC products. The site offers the PSC T ekF or um, prod- uct support, product registration, wa rranty information, product manuals, product tech notes, software updates, [...]

Technical Support 48 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® NOTES[...]

Quick Reference Guide 49 Appendix A. PSC Falcon® Windows Mobile End User License Agreement Notice to End User : The product you ha ve acquired contains software , which is integral to the product's operation. This soft- ware is provided only f or use w ith, and for authorized end users of , the PSC F alcon® 44xx series Portable Computing Dev[...]

50 Falcon ® 4400 S eries with Windows Mobile ® 3. T ransfers, Support. 3.1 Any cop ying, installing, reproduction, remanufacture , reve rse engineering, electronic transfer , or other use of the Softw ar e on other than a PSC Product will be a material breach of this EULA. 3.2 End User shall not sell, assign, sublicense, distribute, l end, rent, [...]

Quick Reference Guide 51 7.3 PSC shall hav e no liability to End User for claims of infringement based upon 1) the use of any PSC Product in combination with any product which PSC has not either furnished or author ized f or use with such PSC Product 2) the use of any PSC Product designed, manuf actured, or modified to the specifications of E nd Us[...]

52 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Appendix B. Microsoft® Windows Mobile Addendum to EULA • End User (“y ou”) ha ve acquired a d ev ice (“DEVICE ”) that includ es softw are licens ed by PS C from an aff iliate of Micros oft Cor poration (“MS ”). Those installed s oftware produc ts of MS origi n, as well as associat ed me[...]

Quick Reference Guide 53 • USE OF THIS SOFTW ARE IN ANY MANNER THA T COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-4 VISU AL ST AND ARD IS PROHIB- ITED , EXCEPT FOR U SE DIRECTL Y RELA TED TO (A) DA T A OR INFORMA TION (i) GENERA TED BY AND OBT AINED WITHOUT CHARGE FROM A CONSUMER NOT THEREBY ENGAGED IN A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, AND (ii) FOR PERSONAL USE ONL Y ; AND (B ) [...]

54 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® • If PSC provid es or mak es av ailable t o you S upplemental Components an d no other EU LA terms are prov ided along w ith the Supplemen tal Component s, then the ter ms of th is EULA shall ap ply . • If MS, Microsoft Corporation, their affiliates and/or their designated agent mak e a vailab le [...]

Appendix C: PSC Falcon ® Windows Mobile ® Product Series Warranty Quick Reference Guide 55 Appendix C: PSC Falcon ® Windows Mobile ® Product Series Warranty Wa r r a n t y F alcon products are guaranteed against defects in materials and wor kmanship for the period specified at the time of sale. This warranty shall apply to F alcon Portable Data[...]

Appendix C: PSC Falcon ® Windows Mobile ® Product Series Warranty 56 Falcon ® 4400 S eries with Windows Mobile ® Appendix D: Safety Information Laser Safety Label Figure 1. Laser S afety Label Advisory Statement Regulatory Statements Radio Frequency Interference This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class A dig[...]

Quick Reference Guide 57 Appendix E: Laser Safety International Caution Statements for CLASS 1 1 , 2 2 , 3R 3 , II 4 , and IIA 5 Laser Devices English PSC scanners are cer tified in the U.S. to conf orm to the requirements of D HHS/CDRH 21CFR Subchapter J and to the requirements of IEC/EN 60 825-1:1998-2001. Class 1, 2, 3R, Class II, and IIA produc[...]

Appendix E: Laser Safety 58 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® A TTENTION L ’utilisation d’instru ments optiques avec le scanneur augm ente le danger pour les yeux. Les instr uments optiques comprennent les jumelle s, les microscopes et les verres gros sissants. Ils ne comprenne nt pas les lunette s portées par l’utilisateur . Germ[...]

International Caution Statements for CLASS 1, 2, 3R, II, and IIA Laser Devices Quick Reference Guide 59 Danish Denne sca nner opfylder de amerikanske krav stillet i "DHHS/C DRH 21CFR S ubchapter J" og opfylder o gså de krav , der stilles i I EC/EN 60825-1:1998 -2001. Klasse 1, 2, 3R, klasse II eller klass e IIA produkter anses for at væ[...]

Appendix E: Laser Safety 60 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® VA R F Ö R S I K T I G Försök inte öpp na eller reparera komp onenter i den optiska kamaren. Om icke auktorisera d personal öppn ar eller reparerar delar i den optiska kammaren, k an detta strid a mot säkerhetsföresk rifterna för laser utrustning. Det optiska sy stemet[...]

International Caution Statements for CLASS 1, 2, 3R, II, and IIA Laser Devices Quick Reference Guide 61 Portuguese Este scanner foi ce rtificado no s EUA para atende r os requisitos do sub capítulo J do DHH S/CDRH 21 CFR e o s requisitos do IEC/EN 6082 5-1:1998-2001. Os produtos da Classe 1, 2, 3 R, Classe II ou IIA não sã o considerad os perigo[...]

Appendix E: Laser Safety 62 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Chinese Japanese[...]

International Caution Statements for CLASS 1, 2, 3R, II, and IIA Laser Devices Quick Reference Guide 63 NOTES[...]

Appendix E: Laser Safety 64 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® NOTES[...]

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