Atid AT570W, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual Rev1 1 AT570W Windows CE NET Ruggedized PDA ATID Co Ltd ...

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Page 3: ...13 2 3 2 Installing the battery 13 2 4 Battery discharging 13 2 5 Recharging the battery 13 2 5 1 Using the adapter 13 2 5 2 Using the Dock 14 2 6 Backup Battery 15 2 7 Disposal of spent battery 15 3 Setting up the AT 570 16 3 1 Power 16 3 2 Power Off 16 3 3 Adjusting Brightness 16 3 4 Calibrating up the screen 17 3 5 Adjusting Volume 17 3 6 Setting Date and Time 18 3 7 Power Configuration 18 3 8 ...

Page 4: ... Microsoft ActiveSync 32 5 2 Installing Microsoft ActiveSync on your desktop 32 5 3 Setting up a Partnership 33 5 4 Transferring Files 33 6 Microsoft WordPad 33 7 Window Media Player 34 8 Internet Explorer 34 9 Context Sensitive Help 35 Chap 3 Optional Module Version 1 1 36 1 1D barcode Scanner 37 1 1 AT1DTScanner Demo program 37 1 2 Setting up the AT1DEmulator 40 1 3 Setting up the 1D Barcode Sym...

Page 5: ...Quick Reference Guide 7 3 Checking up the GPS status 56 9 Using Camera 57 9 1 To use your Camera 57 9 2 Camera Screen 57 Chap 4 USER INFORMATION오류 책갈피가 정의되어 있지 않습니 다 ...

Page 6: ... address Safety information Your safety is extremely important Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this document before you handle and operate ATID equipment You can be seriously injured and equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and cautions WARNING A warning alerts you to an operating procedure practice condition or statement that must be strictly obs...

Page 7: ...ically designed mobile computer built on the Microsoft window CE NET 5 0 operating system The PDA uses an Intel Bulverde microprocessor and a 3 5 VGA color Touch screen display The PDA supports RF wireless LAN 802 11b g embedded module for communication 1 1 Features Remove all the items from the packing box and check to make sure all the parts are present Figure 1 In the Packing box 4 2 6 1 AT570 ...

Page 8: ...d features Figure 2 Front View Figure 3 Side view 1 LCD Touch screen Display 13 Navigation Key 11 Speaker 12 Power Key 6 Power LED Alarm Indicator 16 Key Pad 14 KBD Key 15 Reset Key 4 WLAN ON OFF Alarm 2 Scan key Left Right 5 Secure Digital SD Slot 21 MIC 17 Ear Piece Jack 22 Low Battery LED ...

Page 9: ... 3 View of the PDA 2 Figure 4 Top view Figure 5 Bottom view Figure 6 Rear view 3 Scan Window 23 Camera 7 DC Power Adaptor 8 USB Serial Synchronization Port 9 USB Host Port 18 Battery Compartment 19 Hand strap Holder 20 Stylus ...

Page 10: ...e LED to indicate an Alarm or Error 7 DC Power Adaptor Port Connect the external power adaptor to this port to charge the battery You must charge the batteries for thirteen 13 hours prior to first use Charge the battery completely Subsequent charge cycles require four 4 hours 8 USB Serial Synchronization Port To synchronize data between a PC and the PDA connect the USB or Serial cable with Desktop...

Page 11: ...Using the Keypad 17 Ear Port 18 Battery Compartment Insert battery charged fully in this compartment 19 Handstrap The PDA comes with the hand strap which is easily removable to access features and can be replaced by an ergonomically designed handle 20 Stylus Use the stylus for navigation on the soft input panel SIP and to select items on the touch screen It is a good idea to replace the stylus in ...

Page 12: ...ctually suspend the AT570 and turn off the display and backlight 2 The other method Tap start Suspend 2 1 3 What is idle mode It is the period that computer goes on without any activity for a long time but it doesn t have influence on data You can set up the time into idle mode and the PDA will enter the idle mode automatically after the interval time you set goes to the end It helps you prolong y...

Page 13: ...installing the battery 2 3 1 Removing the battery At first pull out the hand scrap and then press the battery latch to the above until the battery is released from the AT570W then lift it out 2 3 2 Installing the battery Insert the bottom of battery into the sunken place located in battery compartment and press the battery latch to the above until the battery is installed completely 2 4 Battery di...

Page 14: ...on port Figure 3 Using the Dock to recharge CAUTION Make sure the AT570W is firmly seated in the dock charger or power adaptor If it is not firmly seated battery charging and communication with the Host PC will NOT be initiated There are four methods for charging a main battery Refer to Table 3 for a complete listing of methods Durations and LED indicators ...

Page 15: ...n Flask Disk for that reason Refer to Flash Disk for more information If both the battery pack and the backup battery are allowed to discharge completely you must recharge both batteries for thirteen 13 hours The backup battery is charged off the battery pack so it is important to keep the battery pack with at least a minimal charge so the unit can maintain date time data and other settings 2 7 Di...

Page 16: ...gain This action suspends the device but does not actually turn it off All running applications remain as you left them until you press the Power key again to resume operation of the device Figure 1 Background Screen 3 3 Adjusting Brightness The AT 570W manufactured at the factory keeps 80 brightness but because of several reasons such as dark environment or user s condition of eyesight and above ...

Page 17: ... and briefly hold stylus on the center of target and repeat 5 times as the target moves around the screen The screen counts 30 seconds after calibrating and you can finish the recalibration to touch screen wherever you want If you did not have any action the screen will automatically finish the recalibration of itself Figure 3 Recalibrating 3 5 Adjusting Volume Volume Sounds Your AT 570W manufactu...

Page 18: ...ct local time easily by changing the location into where you are 3 7 Power Configuration To adjust power management settings Tap Start Settings Control Panel Power Use this control panel to check the charge on the battery or to change the Power settings Battery Tab Battery tap It shows the power remained in the main battery and the backup battery To exit press OK from the command bar or press the ...

Page 19: ...lowing steps 1 Tab Start Settings Control Panel System Properties 2 Seletc the Memory tab 3 Move the slider to adjust memory allocation Default storage Memory is normally set to about 8 MB with the remainder 4 Press the OK button or the Enter key on the keypad Figure8 Memory Allocation ...

Page 20: ...o Warm Reset To initialize warm reset press and hold the Reset key After Warm Reset The splash screen will appear shortly The desktop appears with the application shortcuts on the screen The custom settings in the registry are persistent The RF Network PC Card if present connects to the network system 4 2 Hard Reset cold reset When you should perform the cold reset If the performed reset method fa...

Page 21: ...o equipped with a Flash Disk and all the application and data in the Flash Disk can be persisted in its own condition after the hard reset From this point of view it is a kind of very useful method to keep important application and execute user s own application automatically after the hard reset To save your application program please keep these following steps in your mind 5 1 Hard reset 1 At fi...

Page 22: ...ute the application copied in the Flash Disk after the hard reset is performed press the Fn key during the hard reset 5 2 Warm reset 1 At first copy an execute file you want to execute after warm reset 2 Double tap My Device Flash Disk Open Start folder Open Reset folder 3 Paste the copied file in the Reset folder ...

Page 23: ...set get performed This method is also very useful to configure your system without any action after the hard Reset To make files get replaced Copy files you want to replace after the hard reset Double tap My Device Flash Disk Open CopyFile Figure 7 Click CopyFile Figure 8 Copy files you want to replace To make your files replaced back to the background screen Windows Background after the Hard Rese...

Page 24: ...e hard reset and even if it is discharged completely The main function of registry 1 Makes connection between WLAN and AP 2 Execute Registry BackUp program and save registry 3 Restores the connection between WLAN and AP after hard or soft reset To save registry Tap My device Windows Double tap Registry Backup Figure 1 Registry BackUp Figure 2 Save or delete registry Figure 3 Registry Save ...

Page 25: ...lowing steps Numeric Lowercase Uppercase Special Figure4 Changing Current Character 7 2 Inputting data Numeric Mode After making your choice to the Numeric Mode through the key key and just press from 1 to 10 numeric keys Alpha Mode In alphabetical order there are 2 3 letters per key To input the first letter press the key you want input one time and to input the second and third letter press the ...

Page 26: ...the touch screen display the input panel program directly to press the KBD button on the front of the AT 570W 8 Using the stylus The stylus is located next to the Battery pack on the right rear of the PDA The stylus on the PDA is the equivalent of the mouse on a PC Warning Never use a pen pencil or other sharp object on the AT570W s touch screen display Use only the supplied stylus or plastic tipp...

Page 27: ...e install the hand strap for increased comfort and usability 1 Turn the PDA face down and ensure the power in off 2 Insert strap into strap holder and pull down for fixing 3 Pull plastic tab up to insert the strap recess at the top of the unit Figure 1 Using the hand strap Figure 2 the Gun typed hand held ...

Page 28: ...ld an item to see a pop up menu containing a list of actions you can perform 1 Basic Information 1 1 Task Bar and Command Bar The task bar is located at the bottom of the screen It displays the active program and current time switch to programs input panel and battery status Command bar Input panel WLAN status Battery status Current program Tap to start a program Figure 1 Task Bar and Command Bar ...

Page 29: ...ws Program tap an icon you want to execute You can also display it by tapping the Start flag at the bottom left of your display Figure 2 Executing a Program to use Start Flag 3 Entering information You can enter information on your AT 570 in several ways depending on the type you have and the program you are using 3 1 Using the Onscreen keypad Use the input panel to enter information in any progra...

Page 30: ...ap option then adjust Options as you want to use Figure 4 Keypad Option 3 2 Using Transcriber With Transcriber you can write anywhere on the screen using the stylus just as you would on paper Double tap input panel icon than tap Transcriber After selecting than write anywhere on the screen Figure 5 Using Transcriber in an application program ...

Page 31: ...alphabetic order tap By Name Figure 1 Setting Icons 4 2 Adding or Removing Programs Programs added to your AT 570 Mobile computer at the factory are stored in ROM Read Only Memory You cannot remove this software and you cannot accidentally lose ROM contents Applications added to your AT 570 Mobile computer go into the Object Store Which is located in Flash ROM You can install any program created f...

Page 32: ...n with your AT 570 With ActiveSync You can also do 1 Back up and restore your AT 570 data 2 Copy rather than synchronize files between your AT 570 and desktop 3 Control when synchronization occurs by selecting a synchronization mode For example you can synchronize continually while connected to your desktop or only when you choose the synchronize command 4 Select which information types are synchr...

Page 33: ...l be synchronized to the My Documents directory on the AT570 5 4 Transferring Files To transfer files complete the following steps on the host PC 1 Select Start Programs Microsoft ActiveSync 2 Double click on the ActiveSync icon in the System Tool Tray 3 After you have established a connection with your PDA tap the Explore button at the top of the ActiveSync window or select Explore form the File ...

Page 34: ...s Media Player Figure 1 Media Player 8 Internet Explorer The PDA comes with Internet Explorer for Windows CE Net installed 1 Open Internet Explorer by selecting Start Programs Internet Explorer 2 To set a default home page navigate to the desired default web page 3 Select View Internet Options from the command bar 4 Enter the desired URL in the Start Page field 5 Press the OK button Figure 1 Inter...

Page 35: ...text sensitive help is available where ever a button appears in the upper right hand corner of the window To open context sensitive Help select tap the in the upper right corner of most screens Select tap the desired item from the list of hot links Figure 1 Sensitive Help ...

Page 36: ...nal modules for the needs of users This section provides you with the information of the Optional Modules and sources for additional product information You need to confirm the follow information before you get the device that you want to use The Optional modules supported from ATID Note According to Upgrading for device the additional information can be changed 1 Barcode Reader 1D Scanner Barcode...

Page 37: ...Tap start program Scanner AT1DTScanner Note If you don t have AT1Dscanner exe Ver 1 2 File please look for our staff or visit ATID web site at www atid1 com to download Program Release Note 1 Ver 1 2 can only read barcode 2 Ver 1 0 can read barcode and set up symbology 2 Reading barcodes 1 Press the L R scanning button or Fn4 KBD key to scan barcode You can also tap the Start on the screen to scan...

Page 38: ... Figure 3 1D Scanner Program ver 1 2 Figure 4 Select barcodes that you are i Figure 5 Detailed function Figure 6 Load factory default Optional Function Format the result value to be added with its type or not ...

Page 39: ...can barcode You can also tap the Start on the screen to scan a barcode when the lager beam is aimed to a barcode 2 Make sure that your AT570 scans barcode exactly on the demo program The scanned data will be displayed on the screen if your AT 570 reads a tag exactly Figure 7 1D Scanner Program ...

Page 40: ...ogram see the following figure Fiture8 Barcode value in the WordPad Program 1 Merit to use the AT1DEmulator Because the AT1DEmulator can apply to all application programs that have a cursor such like Web program Wordpad and others you can input the scanned data directly without coding any application program 2 To executing Emulator Tap Start Program Scanner AT1DTCEmulator Figure 9 AT1DTCEmulator e...

Page 41: ...nator A None No input the termination code B CRLF Default Setting Carriage Return Line Feed Enter code C Space Input Space code D Tab Input Tab key code 3 KeySetup You can make Hardware keys set to aim the lager beam A F1 F8 Key press those keys on the keypad to read barcode after setting B Gun1 Gun2 Set for the gun typed AT 570 C KBD 1 KBD 2 key Same with the F1 F8 Key D Left Key Right Key key Sa...

Page 42: ...barcode as you use 1D Scanner Configure program Setting details 1 Settings for selecting barcodes that you want to enable 2 Settings for the detailed optional function to every barcode 3 Changing the default of barcode scanner into the factory default The final state of the default that you set through the 1D Scanner Configure cannot be initialized after you perform a hard reset So if you want to ...

Page 43: ...Quick Reference Guide Figure 14 Select barcodes that you are using Figure 15 Detailed function Figure 16 Load factory default Optional Function Format the result value to be added with its type or not ...

Page 44: ...Release Note 1 Ver 1 0 can only read barcode 2 Ver 2 0 can read barcode and set up symbology 2 Reading barcode Ver 2 0 Figure 1 Wait till the program is initialized 1 Press the L R scanning button or Fn4 KBD key to scan barcode You can also tap the Start on the screen to scan a barcode when the lager beam is aimed to a barcode 2 Make sure that your AT570 scans barcode exactly on the demo program T...

Page 45: ...e displayed on the screen Start H W button is for only checking H W You can set up the selected Symbology Value with detail Setting all Symbology Default All makes all Symbologis set to be factory default Enable All makes all Symbologis enabled to read Disable All makes all Symbologis disabled to read You can set up the selected Symbology Value to be factory default ...

Page 46: ...ogram see the following figure Figure 5 Barcode value in the WordPad Program 1 Merit to use the AT2DEmulator Because the AT2DEmulator can apply to all application programs that have a cursor such like Web program Wordpad and others you can input the scanned data directly without coding any application program 2 To executing Emulator Tap Start Program Scanner AT2DTCEmulator Figure 6 AT2DEmulator ex...

Page 47: ...inator A None No input the termination code B CRLF Default Setting Carriage Return Line Feed Enter code C Space Input Space code D Tab Input Tab key code 3 Key Setup You can make Hardware keys set to aim the lager beam A F1 F8 Key press those keys on the keypad to read barcode after setting B Gun1 Gun2 Set for the gun typed AT 570 C KBD 1 KBD 2 key Same with the F1 F8 Key D Left Key Right Key Same...

Page 48: ... eyes 2 Select Start Programs Scanner AT1DScanner to open the scanning application This application runs in the background and only shows up as bar code icon in the system tray Figure 1 Scanning a bar code 3 Aim the scanning beam at the center of the bar code Position the device close to bar code when scanning small bar codes Position it at a distance when scanning larger bar codes The scanner sto...

Page 49: ...e beeps and the vibrates until the trigger is released or after five 5 seconds The beep tone and Vibrates indicate a good read If the bar code scan failed adjust the reading angle or distance Make sure that the scanning beam scans across all bars of the bar code 6 The bar code data is entered in the current application Once a bar code is read successfully the scanner turns off automatically ...

Page 50: ... access points Your AT 570 supports TCP IP network protocols In a TCP IP network the AT 570 communicates with a host computer directly using TCP IP The access point acts a bridge to allow communications in wireless networks 3 1 Making Wireless LAN ON The default of Wireless LAN was set with WLan off when your AT 570 was manufactured at the factory To make wireless LAN on Press FN key and Esc key a...

Page 51: ...ble tap LAN icon tap Wireless Information Figure 3 Select AP Select a network that your AT 570W has scanned in the list box and tap Connect after selecting the network than the network will be connected to your AT 570W 3 2 IP Information To see IP Information Double tap the LAN icon and tap IP Information tap Figure 4 IP Information ...

Page 52: ...anual method in the Wireless Properties To set wireless LAN in Wireless Properties Double tap WLAN icon tap WLAN Tap Input data Tap OK Figure 5 Wireless Properties 3 4 Making WLAN Off To make wireless LAN Off Press FN key and Esc key at the same time and select WLAN Off Figure 6 Wireless Off ...

Page 53: ...ence Guide 7 GPS Module Options to install the GPS Module Figure 1 Port COM6 GPS Module designed to be installed on the top of the AT570 Figure 2 Port COM9 GPS Module designed to be installed on the rear of AT 570 ...

Page 54: ...xe 7 2 Configuring the Port and Baud Setting for Executing the GPS To use the GPS installed on your AT 570 you need to make the GPS s power on For that please double click the GPS_Power_Init the EXE file that in the Flash Disk And than tap the GPS EXE icon the following GPS screen appears Figure 4 Executed GPS screen Figure 5 Comm Setting ...

Page 55: ...re the port and baud at first Select the connect on the command bar and select Serial Port Comm Port in the pop up menu And select these settings GPS port COM9 GPS_in exe GPS_Car exe or COM6 GPS_Top exe Baud 9600 bps Figure 6 Comm Setting screen Tap OK after configuring Port and Baud Figure 7 Com Port Setting Figure 8 Baud Rate Setting ...

Page 56: ... the part of the 2 but according to the reception status it takes more or less time to access data Figure 9 GPS Reception Status Checking GPS Data Reception 1 First check whether GPS Data reception is working normal in open space is or not 2 GPS Data reception time is different by circumstance 3 10 minutes 3 It is quickly receipt GPS data if it has been receipted from satellite 1 2 ...

Page 57: ...igure 1 Executing Camera 9 2 Camera Screen Figure 2 Camera Screen Preview Window Capturing button The number of stored files Delete File Button Adjusting Brightness Zooming button Resolution Setting Button Re rotation Button Preview Stop Button Setting Viewing Effect Preview Start Button ...

Page 58: ...nterference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver ...