Intermec PEN*KEY 6100 User manual

6100 Hand-HeldComputer

USER’SGUIDE

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PN:961-028-085

RevisionC

August1999

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6100 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide i

CONTENTS

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SECTION1

General Information

About thisUser’sGuide1-1..............................

Hand-HeldComputerDescription1-3.....................

Hand-HeldComputer1-3................................

Hand-HeldComputerKeyboard1-6...................

Hand-HeldComputer1-6.............................

Display1-7..........................................

Battery1-7..........................................

Memory1-10.........................................

[Gold] (Shift)Key1-11................................

[1/0]SuspendandResumeKey1-11....................

SerialPorts1-12......................................

ResetSwitch1-12.....................................

OptionsandAccessories1-13..............................

TetheredScannerEndcap1-13.........................

IntegratedScannerEndcap1-14.......................

RadioModuleandHeadset1-15........................

MagneticStripeReader1-16...........................

UsingtheMagneticStripeReader(MSR)1-18..............

Hand-HeldComputerSpecifications1-19...................

CONTENTS

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SECTION2

Operation

Introduction2-1.........................................

GettingStarted2-1......................................

RechargeableBatteryLabelling2-2.......................

InstallingtheMainBattery2-3...........................

ChargingtheBatteries2-5...............................

InYourHand-HeldComputer2-5.....................

Hand-HeldComputer2-5.............................

InExternalSource2-6...............................

RemovingtheMainBattery2-8..........................

MeasuringBatteryPackCapacity2-9.....................

BackupBattery2-10......................................

BackupBatteryLife2-10.................................

InstallingTetheredorIntegratedScannerEndcap2-11......

UsingPC CardstoLoadYourPrograms2-13...............

Drives2-13..........................................

Booting2-13.........................................

InstallingPC Cards2-15..............................

RemovingPC Cards2-16..............................

DownloadingProgramsintoYourHand-HeldComputer2-18.

SECTION3

RoutineCare and Maintenance

Introduction3-1.........................................

LowBatteryIndication3-1...............................

CleaningYourHand-HeldComputer3-2..................

CaseandDisplay3-2................................

DockingConnectors3-2..............................

SECTION4

Troubleshooting

Introduction4-1.........................................

TroubleshootingChart4-1...............................

RepairService4-4.......................................

CONTENTS

6100 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide iii

APPENDIXA

ConnectorPin-Outs

8-PinDockingConnector(standard)A-1...................

APPENDIXB

Utilities Program

EntryPointB-1.........................................

Pop-UpMenusB-1......................................

Drop-DownListsB-2....................................

AlphanumericFieldsB-3.................................

TitleScreenB-4.........................................

LanguageSelectionB-5..................................

CommunicationsMenu B-6...............................

Option1BEGINCOMM SESSIONB-7................

Option2COMM SETTINGB-17.......................

Option3UNITIDB-20................................

Option4NETWORKPARAMETERSB-20..............

Option4MODEMPARAMETERSB-22.................

Option5NETWORKINTERFACE B-26................

Option5PHONENUMBER B-27......................

Option9ADVANCEDUTILITIESB-28.................

APPENDIXC

SupportedRadioConfigurations

RM280 C-1..............................................

Specifications:C-1...................................

CONTENTS

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FIGURES

Figure1-1FrontView1-4................................

Figure1-2BackView1-5................................

Figure1-3 16-KeyKeyboard1-6..........................

Figure1-4BatteryCapacityDisplayed1-9................

Figure1-5ResetSwitch1-12..............................

Figure1-6TetheredScannerandPhoneJackEndcap1-13...

Figure1-7IntegratedScannerandPhoneJackEndcap1-14.

Figure1-8ComputerwithRadioModuleandHeadset1-15. .

Figure1-9MagneticStripeReaderwithTethered

ScannerEndcap1-16.................................

Figure1-10 MagneticStripeReaderwithIntegratedScanner

Endcap1-17..........................................

Figure1-11 UsingtheMagneticStripeReader1-18.........

Figure2-1ReplacingMainBatteryPack2-4...............

Figure2-2CigaretteLighterAdapter2-5..................

Figure2-3MultipackCharger2-6........................

Figure2-4SinglePackCharger2-7.......................

Figure2-5RemovingtheMainBatteryPack2-8...........

Figure2-6MainBatteryPackUndersideView

ShowingContacts2-9................................

Figure2-7InstallingEndcap2-12........................

Figure2-8RemovingPC CardEndCap2-16................

Figure2-9InstallingandEjectingPC Cards2-17...........

TABLES

Table4-1BasicTroubleshooting4-1......................

6100 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide 1-1

Section 1

General Information

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About thisUser’sGuide

Section 1

Containsgeneral informationabout thecomponentsofyour

6100 Hand-HeldComputer.Thisincludestelling you how

theuserguideisorganized,asummaryofthesections,and

thespecificationsforyour computer.

Section 2

Tellsyou howtoprepareforusing your computer.

Section 3

Containsroutinemaintenanceinformationforyour comput-

er.Routinemaintenanceincludesrechargingthemainbat-

terypack,andcleaningthecomputer.

SECTION1GeneralInformation

1-26100 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide

Section 4

Stepsyouthroughsomeprocedurestousewhentrouble-

shooting your computer.This sectiondoesnotcontainall

troubleshootingthatcanbedonebyanauthorizedCustom-

erSupportSpecialist,butdoescontaininformationtoaid

youindeterminingthelevelofassistanceyoumayneed.

AppendixA

Containsthepin-outsforthe externalconnectorsofyour

hand-heldcomputer.This sectionisnotusuallyneededfor

day-to-daytasksbut moretoprovidetechnicalassistance

forinterfacingwithothermanufacturer’sproducts.

AppendixB

ContainstheUtilitiesProgramscreens.Thisis system-level

informationandisintendedtobeusedby yoursystemad-

ministrationpeoplewhendefiningandsettingparameters

tosupportyourapplication.

AppendixC

Containsthesupportedradioconfigurationsforthishand-

heldcomputer.

SECTION1GeneralInformation

6100 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide 1-3

Hand-HeldComputerDescription

Hand-heldcomputersareusedinthemobilesystemsmar-

ketplacetoperformawidevarietyoftasks.Thishand-held

computerprovidesfeaturesandbenefitsthatinclude:

"Fastdataprocessing

"Largedata and programstorage

"Touchscreendisplay

"Signaturecapture

Additionally,yourhand-heldcomputerhastheabilityto

use:

"PC(PersonalComputer)cards

"InternalmodemwithPCcardsizeandformat

Thefollowingdescriptionswill familiarizeyouwiththe

name,function,andlocationsofthemain hand-heldcom-

puter components.Figure1-1 andFigure1-2,onpages1-4

and1-5,showyouthelocationforyourhand-heldcomput-

erkeycomponents.

SECTION1GeneralInformation

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1.Touchscreen

2.Stylus

3.Keyboard

4.Docking connector

5.Speakerslot

6. Infraredlens

7.DC powerjack

Figure 1-1

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