Symbol PTC-960XRF User manual

PTC-960XRF

User's Guide

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GUIDE TO THE

PTC-960XRF

Guidetothe

PTC-960XRF

Part Number: 16676-701-01

Release Date: 5/10/93

Telxon, TCAL (Telxon Common Application Lan-

guage), and RAMSaver are registered trade-

marks of Telxon Corporation.

MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft

Corporation.

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subject to change without notice.

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technical or editorial omissions or mistakes in

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Contents

FCC statement . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .8

FCC regulations . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .9

Department of Communications . .. .. .. .. .. 10

Safety information . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11

Radio. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11

PTC equipped with a short-range

laser scanner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .12

PTC equipped with a long-range

laser scanner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .12

Disposing of nickel-cadmium batteries . .. .13

Scope . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .14

Overview of the PTC-960XRF . .. .. .. .. .. .15

Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Communicating data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Flash programming . .. .. .. .. .. .. .16

Getting started . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17

Unpacking the PTC-960XRF . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting theantenna . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 18

Charging the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 18

Checking the PTC-960XRF . .. .. .. .. .19

Parts . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .21

Accessory connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Antenna . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .21

Bar-code scanner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .21

Bar-code scanner trigger .. .. .. .. .. .21

Battery charger . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .23

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Battery compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Communication contacts. .. .. .. .. .. 23

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

End cap/battery packassembly . .. .. .. 24

FlashEPROM. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24

Handle. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

ENTER/YES key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ON/OFF key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

SHIFT key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Keyboardoverlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

RJ-41-to-RS-232 adapter cable (optional) . . 27

Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Charging . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .27

Good Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Low Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Scan . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .28

Wrist strap . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .28

Features . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .29

Autodiscrimination between bar codes . .. .29

Automatic off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Automatic return aton . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Backlight . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29

Battery backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Beeper. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30

Clock . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31

Communication . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .31

Display contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Memory . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .32

Communication and connections . .. .. .. .. .. 33

Communicating through the radio . . . . . . 33

Connecting cables . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34

Disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Connecting tothe optional

communication cradle . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Scanning bar-code labels . .. .. .. .. .. .. .38

Maintaining the PTC-960XRF . .. .. .. .. .. .40

Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Handling the PTC-960XRF . .. .. .. .. .40

Storing the PTC-960XRF . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Cleaning the PTC-960XRF . .. .. .. .. .42

Servicing the PTC-960XRF . .. .. .. .. .43

Replacing the battery pack . .. .. .. .. .. .. 44

Removing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 44

Installing a new battery pack . .. .. .. .45

Programming the flash EPROM . .. .. .. .. .. 46

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Procedure. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48

Troubleshooting . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54

If the PTC does not turn on . . . . . . . . . . 54

If the bar-code scanner does not read a label 54

If your radio fails to establish contact . . . . 55

If you experience any other problems

with your PTC-960XRF . .. .. .. .. .55

Appendix A . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Physical . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .56

Electrical . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56

Bar codetypessupported . . . . . . . . . 57

Communication . .. .. .. .. .. .. .58

Appendix B . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59

Accessory part numbers . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Appendix C . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61

Communication connections . . . . . . . . . 61

Appendix D . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69

LED status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Glossary. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .70

Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .74

Figures

1.Parts of the PTC-960XRF . . . . . . . . . 22

2.Connecting a cable . .. .. .. .. .. .35

3.Scanning a bar-code . .. .. .. .. .. .39

4.Removing the battery pack . . . . . . . . 44

5.RJ-41-to-RS-232 25-pin adapter cable . .61

6.RJ-41-to-RS-232 9-pin adapter cable .. .62

7.PTC-to-1/2 duplex modem cable . . . . . 63

8.PTC-to-fullduplex modemcable. . . . . 64

9.PTC-to-host (DTE) cable . . . . . . . . . 65

10.Cloning cable, RJ-41-to-RJ-41 . .. .. .66

11.PTC-to-IBM PC/AT download cable . . . 67

12.PTC-to-IBM PC/XT download cable . . . 68

Tables

1.Accessory partnumbers . . . . . . . . . 59

2.LED status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 69

FCC

statement

This equipment has been tested and found to

complywith thelimits for a Class A digital de-

vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Commu-

nication Commission (FCC) rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference when the equip-

ment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with this instruction manual,

may cause harmful interferenceto radio commu-

nications. Operation of this equipment in a resi-

dential area is likely to cause harmful interfer-

ence in which case users willberequired to

correct theinterference at their own expense.

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