POSline TPC7050, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual TPC7050 Mobile Computer WinCE 4 2 version DOC NO UM PT805 01 Jan 2008 Version 1 2 Emp ower the Bar Code...

Page 2: ...ibility of such damages A serial number appears on all POSline products This official registration number is strictly related to the device purchased Make sure that the serial number appearing on your...

Page 3: ...8 3 2 FUNCTION KEY DESCRIPTION 19 3 3 INSTALL CF AND SD CARD 20 3 3 1 Inserting a CF Card into the TPC7050 20 3 3 2 Inserting an SD card into the TPC7050 20 3 4 CONFIGURING TPC7050 SETTINGS 21 3 4 1 C...

Page 4: ...TNERSHIP 43 7 5 CONNECTING THE TPC70 50 44 7 5 1 Synchronizing Data 44 7 5 2 Solving Problems during Synchronization 44 7 5 3 Searching TPC7050 Contents from a Desktop PC 45 8 OVERVIEW OF MICROSOFT WI...

Page 5: ...ylus 65 8 3 23 System 66 8 3 24 System Restore 67 8 3 25 Volume and Sound 67 9 TROUBLE SHOOTING 68 9 1 GENERAL CHECKS 68 9 2 READ OPERATION PROBLEMS 68 9 3 MOBILE COMPUTER PROBLEMS 68 10 APPENDIX UPDA...

Page 6: ...color LCD display Backlit keypad 1 1 About this Manual The chapters contained in this manual are Chapter 1 Introduction Presents general information about the TPC7050 Chapter 2 Getting started Descri...

Page 7: ...a drained battery Lithium ion battery packs may get hot explode ignite and or cause serious injury if abused Please follow the safety warnings listed below Warnings Do not place the battery pack in f...

Page 8: ...mal charging capacity Do not use water when cleaning the cradle This can cause malfunction of the chargers Using the Mobile Computer Avoid temperature changes Sudden temperature changes can cause cond...

Page 9: ...ient light 0 20 000 lux Readable barcode Code 39 Code 93 Code 11 Code 128 EAN 128 Codabar UPC A E EAN 8 13 UK Plessey MSI Plessey Standard 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Telepen Matrix 2 of 5 China Post Co...

Page 10: ...at 40 C Weight Approx 485 g Drop test 1 2 meters to concrete Handset 0 9 meters to concrete Cradle ESD 15kVDC air discharge 8kVDC direct discharge contact 8kVDC indirect discharge H V Sealed standard...

Page 11: ...y remove all protective material from around the TPC7050 and save the shipping container for later storage and shipping Depending on the configuration ordered the TPC7050 shipping container may includ...

Page 12: ...c cable Thread Power supply Stylus Figure 2 2 Deluxe Package Inspect the package contents for damage If any item is missing or damaged please contact the POSline Technical Support Center immediately B...

Page 13: ...ther functions 2 2 1 TPC7050 Mobile Computer Dimensions of the TPC7050 180mm L x 82mm W x 43 5mm H Details of the TPC7050 Front Figure 2 3 The Front of the TPC7050 Back Figure 2 4 The Back of the TPC7...

Page 14: ...urrent status of the TPC7050 LED indicators signal the following LED status Description Green The scanner is reading barcodes Charge complete Red Charging 4 Stylus Use the stylus for selecting items a...

Page 15: ...he CRD 80 Cradle 117 5mm L x 113 5mm W x 70 5mm H Details of the CRD 80 Cradle Front Figure 2 5 The Front of the CRD 80 Back Figure 2 6 The Back of the CRD 80 Power Charging Mobile RS232 USB and charg...

Page 16: ...atus Description Red Charging Green Charging complete 4 RS232 USB and Charging Connector Connects the multiple function socket on the mobile computer for data transmission and charging 5 Charging Slot...

Page 17: ...it is in the mobile computer or alone in the charging slot in the back of the cradle The life of a battery pack is limited and charging a battery pack causes it to gradually lose its ability to mainta...

Page 18: ...of the cradle The LED CHG on the cradle flashes Red and turns Green when the battery is fully charged When to replace or recharge the main battery There are two conditions that you need to replace the...

Page 19: ...ed Please turn on the back up battery switch before you charge the mobile computer 1 2 If the Mobile Computer has a hand strap detach and loosen the hand strap Rotate the latches to the open position...

Page 20: ...electrical outlet Figure 2 8 Supplying Power b Using a DC IN Converter 1 Plug in the DC IN Converter to the PDA bottom connector 2 Plug in the connector of the power adapter with DC IN Converter 3 Con...

Page 21: ...he Cradle s spare battery charging slot 1 Connect the power adapter to a power source 2 Plug in the connector of the power adapter with Cradle 3 Insert the battery pack into the Cradle s spare battery...

Page 22: ...cables or technical support System Connection Data Communication The PT series portable data mobile computers let you link to a host computer through an RS 232 cable or the CRD 80 cradle for data comm...

Page 23: ...ns the unit on Alternatively when the unit is on this key must be pressed and held down for about two seconds in order to turn the unit off Shift Left Cursor moves left Shift Up Cursor moves up Shift...

Page 24: ...z Press twice English capitalization A Z 3 2 Function Key Description The function key is specially designed for quick access Hot key to some functions The function key combines with other keys Availa...

Page 25: ...slot cover and fix two screws Figure 3 2 Inserting a CF Card Note If the CF card is inserted incorrectly the CF card unit and its internal data maybe damaged 3 3 2 Inserting an SD card into the TPC705...

Page 26: ...key FN and TAB key Or by accessing the menus and tab in order of Start Settings Stylus Calibration Figure 3 5 Calibration Whenever the response of the touch screen is poor or the operations executed...

Page 27: ...ns Press the FN key and press the or key Press the key adjusts for a louder sound while pressing the key adjusts for a softer sound To continue making adjustments press the or after pressing the FN ke...

Page 28: ...character alphabet A Z number s 0 9 function keys and assorted characters The keypads default characters functions are printed white 3 5 2 Entering Information Using the Keyboard Input Panel Use the...

Page 29: ...g or Battery icon is displayed double tap this icon to bring up the Power Properties screen Or select Settings Control Panel from the Start menu and then double tap the Power icon to display Power Pro...

Page 30: ...7050 is either plugged in via the DC 5V 2 5A power adapter or in the cradle Charging icon Indicates that the battery is charging Battery Low icon Shows there is no external power supply the battery ch...

Page 31: ...en the TPC7050 is plugged into the power adapter or placed in its cradle by tapping the check box and then tapping the arrow to select from a list of time periods The available time periods are 1 2 3...

Page 32: ...rned the unit off Press the key to suspend the TPC7050 Press the key again for the TPC7050 to resume its previous state Use the Battery Power control panel to set the duration to switch to Suspend mod...

Page 33: ...tries from RAM In addition it returns formats preferences and other settings to the factory default setting Perform a warm boot first If the TPC7050 still does not respond perform a cold boot 3 7 1 Pe...

Page 34: ...plications applets programs and important data files to the DiskOnChip Flash location Caution If an application or a data file is installed or saved in RAM a cold reset will result in the loss of that...

Page 35: ...DiskOnChip varies depending on the size of the system firmware Inside the DiskOnChip directory tap File Properties The DiskOnChip Properties dialog The number following Free is the amount of memory cu...

Page 36: ...key to activate the CCD scanner 4 1 Scan Configuration When it is necessary to change the default barcode symbology for a different application use Scan Configuration to change default symbology plac...

Page 37: ...driver lets you put data into Microsoft Wordpad Open scan driver and the scan module powers on the scanner You can then scan barcode To turn off the power press Exit on the task bar Figure 4 2 Scan D...

Page 38: ...the bar code from margin to margin and pass the scanner downward over the bar code as shown in the scan position illustration The scanning sequence is defined by the user s application A typical sequ...

Page 39: ...y high density bar code decrease the distance between the mobile computer and the bar code For a low density bar code increase the distance between the mobile computer and the bar code 4 5 Barcode rea...

Page 40: ...Backlight Setting Backlight setting is a tool for changing the LCD backlight If you wish to save power use this program to change LCD backlight settings This application supports battery power backli...

Page 41: ...ion program to F1 F2 F3 and F4 hot keys 1 Choose F1 F2 F3 or F4 from pull down list 2 Tap Open inside the Assign program applet 3 Select the application program you want from program list and then cho...

Page 42: ...Figure 5 2 Keypad LED Setting 5 4 System Restore System Restore is a tool that lets you backup register keys For any changes on TPC7050 you can backup changes via this program The backup file will be...

Page 43: ...pages on your device You will need to use WLAN to connect to an Internet server provider ISP or network Figure 6 1 Internet Explorer 6 2 Media Player The TPC7050 comes with Media Player for Windows CE...

Page 44: ...ter Server and use all programs installed on this server For example instead of running Microsoft Pocket Word you can run the desktop version of Microsoft Word Figure 6 4 Remote Desktop Connection 6 5...

Page 45: ...6 6 Windows Explorer Windows Explorer works almost the same on your PDA as it does on your PC See the topics below for information about the difference in Windows Explorer on your device Figure 6 6 W...

Page 46: ...d to connect the TPC7050 to your host computer If you run the Windows NT operating system with a service pack you will be informed during setup that you may need to reinstall the service pack Try conn...

Page 47: ...een the desktop PC and TPC7050 through ActiveSync and then proceed with the synchronization of the desktop PC and TPC7050 Use a USB cable to link the TPC7050 to the desktop PC The table below shows av...

Page 48: ...p with another desktop computer but no longer uses it select Yes I want to synchronize with only this computer in the dialog box named Select Number of Partnerships It removes the other partnership se...

Page 49: ...roblem occurs during the synchronization process it is marked as Not completed in both ActiveSync and the TPC7050 You can solve the problem at your convenience There are various reasons for failure of...

Page 50: ...open the Mobile Device folder in Windows Explorer 3 Applying the same method check the files in the device in other Windows Explorer If you double click folders in Mobile Devices it may take several...

Page 51: ...ings 8 1 Main Windows When you turn on TPC7050 you will see the main Windows of Window CE 4 2 which is similar in appearance to Windows XP The main window consists of a background screen and taskbar F...

Page 52: ...rmats For detailed information on the media player refer to chapter 5 software applications Figure 8 3 Media Player Microsoft WordPad The application lets you create and manage documents Microsoft Wor...

Page 53: ...menu is composed of task manager and features If you select the taskbar and start menu feature general option menus such as always place above automatic hiding Watch display etc You can choose the che...

Page 54: ...soft keyboard select keyboard in Go to Start Settin Control Panel Input Panel and click the option you wish to set up Input Method To carry out character key in using keyboard input press keyboard ic...

Page 55: ...trol Panel the control panel window appears In the View option in the menu you can change the view mode into large icons small icons details or to arrange icons The control panel appears as below Figu...

Page 56: ...ves the user s personal certificate to identify the user Other certificate providers Middle certificate providers establish chains of reliability Reliable certificate providers Includes the top qualit...

Page 57: ...e is appropriate move on to the following 2 Select year and month in the calendar If the current year is not correct press year and adjust You can select the month using left and right arrows or the m...

Page 58: ...g Most phone lines are tone 5 To automatically disable call waiting select Disable call waiting by dialing select the appropriate number sequence in the list or enter a new sequence Editing dialing pa...

Page 59: ...ow Figure 8 10 Display Properties Desktop Change the desktop image of the background screen as follows 1 Select the desktop with a tap 2 Select an image to use for your background from the image list...

Page 60: ...ss Options The Soft Keyboard Options window appears 2 Select the size of the keys 3 To use gestures for Space Backspace Shift and Enter click the gestures check box 4 Click OK to save the changes 5 Se...

Page 61: ...following settings Figure 8 12 Internet Settings General Click the General tab 1 Enter a webpage for the Internet Explorer start page 2 Enter a Search Engine page 3 Set the cache size 4 To clear the...

Page 62: ...anual dial check box Security Click the security tab to set up a security option 1 To allow cookies click the Cookies check box 2 Click an appropriate security option among TLS 1 0 SSL 2 0 SSL 3 0 etc...

Page 63: ...8 3 11 LCD PWM Setting Refer to the previous section on Power Management Figure 8 14 Power Properties 8 3 12 Mouse 1 Double click the checkerboard grid at a comfortable speed 2 Double click the Test...

Page 64: ...network ID Figure 8 17 Owner Properties Identification Enter information such as name company address company phone number home phone number in the user information tab To display the owner informati...

Page 65: ...pen to input the password in the initial screen a keyboard appears After keying in the password press enter on the keyboard to go to the main screen You may encounter a request to enter the password...

Page 66: ...C during ActiveSync it provides USB PocketPDA link items that enable an Internet connection through the cradle Figure 8 19 Storage Properties 1 Create a new connection in Go to Start Setting Network C...

Page 67: ...re 8 20 Regional Setting Properties You can set up region numbers currency time and date 1 Select Go to Start Setting Control Panel 2 Open regional setting icon 3 Select the tab for information to cha...

Page 68: ...t Go to Start Setting Control Panel 2 Open the Program removal icon 3 Select the program to delete from the program list 4 Click Delete Note You can only remove programs installed in RAM If you cannot...

Page 69: ...k Separate icon and choose Format icon If you execute the format the partition names in the partition list disappear 3 After clicking the Create New icon key in the new partition names The system auto...

Page 70: ...ting Control Panel 2 Activate the stylus and select Double Touch Tap 3 Touch the icon twice The icon changes 4 If the icon does not change adjust the setting using the grid above Calibration If the TP...

Page 71: ...set the memory 1 Select Go to Start Setting Control Panel 2 Run the system and select the memory tab 3 The blue part of the slider indicates the available memory capacity 4 Move the slider Left of the...

Page 72: ...adjust a volume 4 Click all items to activate the sound such as event warning system events application program reminder Alarm notice Sound To set the sound 1 Select go to Start Setting Control Panel...

Page 73: ...below do not resolve the problem please contact your local supplier or POSline for technical support http www posline com mx If the TPC7050 mobile computer needs repair please ensure that the label wi...

Page 74: ...Make sure mobile computer is powered on Adjust screen brightness Mobile computer either doesn t respond or responds inaccurately to touch screen input Calibrate touch screen Perform a warm boot WARNIN...

Page 75: ...ory of the Compact Flash card 2 Insert the Compact Flash Card into the TPC7050 3 Plug the power adapter into the TPC7050 4 Please use hot key function to update FN Dot 5 Press OK 6 The TPC7050 display...