Falcon 4410 26-Key model, Quick Reference Manual

Page 1: ...Quick Reference Guide Falcon 4400 Series with Windows CE Falcon 4410 26 Key model Falcon 4420 48 Key model Falcon 4420 52 Key model...

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Page 3: ...ries 12 Charging with a Battery Charger 13 Charging with the Dock 13 Backup Battery 14 Battery Discharge Characteristics 14 Setting Up the Mobile Computer 15 Touchscreen Calibration 15 Radio Card Setu...

Page 4: ...x A PSC Falcon Windows CE Series End User License Agreement 47 Appendix B Microsoft Windows CE End User License Agreement 50 Appendix C PSC Falcon Windows CE Product Series Warranty 51 Appendix D Safe...

Page 5: ...ronments The Falcon Management Utility FMU and Falcon Desktop Utility FDU are included with every unit providing remote management and configurabil ity This Quick Reference Guide contains the followin...

Page 6: ...instructions Features of the Falcon Four perspectives of the Falcon 4400 Series Windows CE mobile computer are shown Refer to Table 1 on page 7 for a list of the illustrated parts with ref erences to...

Page 7: ...eypad and Connector Views For a complete description of each key on the Falcon refer to page 23 Touchscreen Display Handle Falcon 44xx 26 Key Keypad USB Serial Connector Strap Studs w Rubber Bumper Fa...

Page 8: ...For more information please refer to the Falcon 4400 Windows CE Mobile Computer Product Reference Guide PRG located on the Falcon 4400 Product CD that came with your device Strap Studs Trigger Handle...

Page 9: ...your warranty page 37 Keypad Use the alpha numeric function and navigation keys on the keypad to enter numbers letters symbols and navigate with the keypad page 23 Lanyard Port Insert a lanyard to sec...

Page 10: ...high temperature water or fire Do not short circuit open or disassemble battery Recycle or dispose of properly 2000mAh 5 1764 Product of USA U S CAUTION You must charge the battery pack and backup bat...

Page 11: ...igh tem perature locations or heat the battery Do not install the battery backwards so the polarity is reversed Do not connect the positive terminal and negative terminal of the battery to each other...

Page 12: ...feature on one side to prevent incorrect installation refer to Figure 4 4 Replace the battery door by inserting the bottom tab into the slot If the battery pack is installed incorrectly the door will...

Page 13: ...d The dialog comes up every five minutes until you charge the backup battery Battery Charging Condition This icon indicates that the battery pack is currently charging Battery Low Condition This icon...

Page 14: ...le or Four Slot Falcon connected to an external power supply Charging slot of Dock Single or Four Slot Four Slot Battery Charger Charging Duration 4 6 hours 4 6 hours 3 5 hours 3 hours Battery Pack Ch...

Page 15: ...dock Falcons communicate with the host PC using Microsoft ActiveSync protocol either via a USB port or via a serial port There are two methods for charging a battery pack using a Single Slot Dock Refe...

Page 16: ...ast a minimal charge on the Battery Pack When the backup battery is low an icon will display on the status bar see Table 2 on page 11 and a dialog box will open to alert you Battery Discharge Characte...

Page 17: ...quences are described as noted 1 Touchscreen Calibration illustrated in Figure 7 2 Radio Card Setup on page 16 3 Installing the USB Driver on page 16 4 Network Setup on page 16 5 Setting the Date and...

Page 18: ...to www microsoft com for information 2 Copy the current USB driver file from the Falcon CD to the C Pro gram Files Microsoft ActiveSync Drivers 3 Connect the USB cable to the Falcon or place the Falco...

Page 19: ...ing steps Figure 9 Setting the Date and Time 1 From the Start menu select Settings Control Panel Date Time to open the Date Time Properties control panel Use the arrows in the application to navigate...

Page 20: ...be entered into the current application s open file Refer to Scanning Bar Codes starting on page 30 for more information on using the scanner If your Falcon has the 2D Imaging module installed you can...

Page 21: ...n 4420 with a Stylus It is good practice to replace the stylus into the holder after each use so you don t misplace it An optional Tethered Stylus is also available preventing acci dental loss of the...

Page 22: ...ave yourself valuable time The Command Bar Use the Command bar at the top of the screen to perform tasks in programs such as opening a file saving a file or editing a file Refer to Figure 12 to view t...

Page 23: ...l up Connections and the Taskbar and Start Menu configuration System Tray The System Tray contains icons for key presses utilities and applets running in the background Click the small arrow s in the...

Page 24: ...d from the pop up menu to open the keyboard To close the SIP Tap the Keyboard icon to open the menu and select Hide Input Panel to close the keyboard Use the stylus to select letters numbers or symbol...

Page 25: ...c keys to enter numbers and letters In Shift and CAPS modes the alpha numeric keys enter upper case letters Backlight Brightness 26 key 48 key Backlight toggles the Backlight on or off when you press...

Page 26: ...Find Ctrl f Toggle on and off for text formatting for exam ple Ctrl b for bold Ctrl i for italics Ctrl u for underline Alt 48 key 52 key Press Alt to enter the Alt input state Use Alt mode to access...

Page 27: ...key Fn mode converts alpha keys to punctuation and function keys Fn mode is acti vated by pressing Fn Shift Mode 48 key 52 key Shift mode converts characters to upper case letters or punctuation Activ...

Page 28: ...he secondary features and functions you must first press another key to access the desired input state Only one system tray icon is visible at a time The most recently activated state is in the left p...

Page 29: ...u to type all letters and numbers without requiring multiple key presses Figure 15 48 Key Keypad Normal Mode Alpha Mode Key First Keypress Second Keypress Third Keypress Fourth Keypress Fifth Keypress...

Page 30: ...N Backlight Press Enter to accept the changes 48 Key Input States The input states for the 48 key keypad are Shift Ctrl Alt and Fn Each state is described in Table 5 on page 24 52 Key Keypad The stand...

Page 31: ...to accept the changes Accessing FN and ALT Modes The input states for the 52 key keypad are Shift Alt and Fn Each is described in Table 5 on page 24 5250 Keypad The 5250 52 key keypad is designed to p...

Page 32: ...elines outlined in Figure 19 3 Press the Scan key 26 or 52 key only or trigger The laser scans as long as you hold the button or trigger or for 10 seconds or until a good scan is obtained 4 Aim the la...

Page 33: ...section on Scanner Configuration in the PRG to modify the default settings Correct Scanning Positions Incorrect Scanning Positions Ideal positioning A bit high will read correctly A bit angled will re...

Page 34: ...ting the imager to a bar code Figure 20 shows how the aiming beam visually differs from the laser beam in laser scanning devices Figure 20 Laser vs Imaging beam Note that the aiming beam for the image...

Page 35: ...array of illumina tion LEDs These LEDs provide illumination in dark environments and can improve scanning performance under certain lighting conditions By default the illumination LEDs are turned on I...

Page 36: ...torage area Refer to the PRG for more information Saving to Flash To save an application or data to the Flash Memory from your current appli cation select File Save As navigate to the FlashFX Disk loc...

Page 37: ...e FlashFX disk will vary depending upon several factors such as the size and number of currently running applications and the amount of memory currently consumed by the OS To view the current size of...

Page 38: ...sitive Help Microsoft Windows CE context sensitive help is available where ever a button appears in the upper right hand corner of the window Press the button to open the context help window Figure 24...

Page 39: ...CAUTION PSC recommends that you always attempt a warm reset before initiating a cold reset Once you initiate a cold reset all applications are forcibly closed and working RAM and files are cleared It...

Page 40: ...Warm Reset The reset procedure varies depending upon the keypad on your Falcon The first two keys of the sequence can be pressed in any order but the unit will not reset until they both are held down...

Page 41: ...per clip into the cold Reset button while pressing the Power button refer to Figure 26 CAUTION PSC recommends that you always attempt a warm reset before initiating a cold reset Once you initiate a co...

Page 42: ...er to Flash Memory start ing on page 34 The splash screen will appear after a short period Recalibrate the touch screen or press ESC to circumvent calibration The desktop appears with the application...

Page 43: ...arging Insert the Falcon in dock and begin charging The bat tery pack backup battery and require 4 hours to fully charge Characters are not visible on the display The Falcon is not powered on Press PW...

Page 44: ...r code you are scanning Try using FF3A to turn on maximum defaults as described in Programming Parameters in the Falcon 4400 PRG The Falcon is not programmed to generate a beep If you are expecting a...

Page 45: ...dock Disconnect the AC adapter from the dock and contact a service technician 5 If the Spare Battery LED is off insert a different spare battery pack in the dock 6 If in the course of charging the sp...

Page 46: ...oblems IP Address Issue Check security settings Potential Problems Host unavailable Potential Problems IP address issue duplicate address on Falcon Turn off the Falcon and attempt PING again Run trace...

Page 47: ...r PSC Website TekForum Search for information on the TekForum by clicking on the Support link on the PSC home page Browse the TekForum to find answers to your questions about common technical issues R...

Page 48: ...Technical Support 46 Falcon 4400 Series with Windows CE NOTES...

Page 49: ...in violation of any other s proprietary rights or 4 independently developed without access to Proprietary Information 1 3 PSC Product means PSC s Falcon Windows CE NET Series including all preloaded...

Page 50: ...ility is limited to providing End User with one copy of corrections or responding to End User s problem reports according to PSC s standard assistance practices PSC does not warrant that the product w...

Page 51: ...ase using any non preloaded software and shall return to PSC or destroy all non preloaded software covered by this Agreement and shall furnish PSC with a certificate of compliance with this provision...

Page 52: ...port The SOFTWARE may contain support for programs written in Java Java technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed manufactured or intended for use or resale as online control equipment in h...

Page 53: ...ument equipment or apparatus modification or alteration of product or units with Warranty Void labels that have been tampered with External cables and replacement of upper window cartridge due to scra...

Page 54: ...03 du Canada This figure illustrates an example of a laser safety label which is located on the scanning pod of laser based Falcon 4400 series units The label on your unit may appear different or have...

Page 55: ...include binoculars micro scopes and magnifying glasses This does not include eye glasses worn by the user French Ce scanneurs du PSC sont certifi conforme la norme DHHS CDRH 21CFR sous chapitre J et l...

Page 56: ...tem darf nur werkseitig rep ariert werden VORSICHT Die Verwendung von Optiksystemen mit diesem Scanner erh ht die Gefahr einer Augenbesch digung Zu optis chen Instrumenten geh ren unter anderem Ferngl...

Page 57: ...vaarlijk te zijn De scanner bevat een inwendige Visible Laser Diode VLD waarvan de emissies de maximumgrenzen van boven staande reglementen niet overschrijden De scanner is zo ontworpen dat men bij no...

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Page 60: ...Appendix E Laser Safety 58 Falcon 4400 Series with Windows CE Chinese Japanese...

Page 61: ...International Caution Statements for CLASS 1 2 3R II and IIA Laser Devices Quick Reference Guide 59 NOTES...

Page 62: ...Appendix E Laser Safety 60 Falcon 4400 Series with Windows CE NOTES...

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