PSC Falcon 510, User Manual

Page 1: ...Falcon DOS Fixed Station Data Terminal User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...DOS Fixed Station Terminal USER S GUIDE Falcon ...

Page 4: ...gistered trademark of Datalight Inc and ROM DOS is a trademark of Datalight Inc PhoenixCARD Manager Plus 1993 1994 Phoenix Technologies Ltd Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks Where these designations appear here and the authors were aware of a trademark claim t...

Page 5: ...mpared with a PC Keyboard 9 Input Modes 1 Repeating Keystrokes 11 International Characters 12 The Viewport 13 Adjusting the Contrast 13 Status LEDs 14 Navigation Buttons 14 Moving the Viewport Display 15 The Falcon Applications 16 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Guide 17 Getting Help 19 Serial Communications 19 Data transfer doesn t succeed 19 Barcodes 20 Barcode won t scan 20 Barcode won t scan with la...

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Page 7: ...CHAPTER CONTENTS Overview 3 Turning the Unit On 4 Product Labeling 5 Care and Cleaning 6 11 Getting Started ...

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Page 9: ...several different methods l l l l Badge readers l l l l Magnetic stripe readers l l l l Wands and pens l l l l Lasers and CCDs l l l l RF radio frequency l l l l Serial port communications from a PC l l l l Modem connection Figure 1 The Falcon 510 Power Key Alpha Keys Numeric Keys Viewport Speaker Function Keys Arrow Keys Status LEDs ...

Page 10: ...There is no timeout in the default settings Timeouts can be established by using the PM COM utility or installing an application which establishes a timeout First Time Use The first time the Falcon 510 is turned on the following message may be displayed This message appears with normal operation and does not indicate a problem Press the Enter key and the Falcon 510 will continue to boot up Please ...

Page 11: ... device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Figure 2 The Falcon 510 Label ...

Page 12: ...tation Terminal Care and Cleaning With normal use the Falcon 510 requires no maintenance Wipe the unit with a damp cloth if necessary l l l l Do not immerse the unit in liquid l l l l Do not use any abrasive cleaners on the display screen ...

Page 13: ...ad Compared with a PC Keyboard 9 Input Modes 11 Repeating Keystrokes 11 International Characters 12 The Viewport 13 Adjusting the Contrast 13 Status LEDs 14 Navigation Buttons 14 Moving the Viewport Display 15 The Falcon Applications 16 32 Using the Falcon 510 ...

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Page 15: ...de equivalents to almost all the keys found on a PC keyboard when used individually or in combination Figure 3 The Keypad for the Falcon 510 The following keys appear on a PC keyboard but are not used on the Falcon 510 Table 1 Keys on a PC with no equivalents on the Falcon 510 F11 Caps Lock F12 Scroll Lock Left Shift Pause Break Right Shift Print Screen SysReq Right Alt Num Lock Right Ctrl The Fal...

Page 16: ...s When pressed and released Toggles Caps mode on and off When held down Acts equivalently to the Shift key on a standard computer keyboard page 11 FN Outputs the symbol or activates the function Home End etc above the next key pressed page 11 Intl Outputs an international character generated by the combination of the next two keypresses page 12 Power Turns the Falcon 510 on page 4 Contrast Decreas...

Page 17: ...Bk Sp and the cursor keys Table 3 Keypad Input Modes Type 1 Remains in effect after each keypress until discontinued by user Input Mode Result of Keypress Normal Outputs the letter lowercase number or function on the key Caps Outputs the uppercase letter on the key Type 2 Affects only a single keypress or combination of keypresses Input Mode Result of Keypress Function Fn Outputs the symbol or fun...

Page 18: ...ter l l l l The accent is a character from the Accent or Letter column of Table 3 on page 11 l l l l The letter is a character from the Letter column in the same row Table 4 International Character Key Combinations International Characters Accent or Letter Letter á é í ó ú É apostrophe a e i o u E ç or Ç apostrophe c or C à è ì ò ù a e i o u â ê î ô û a e i o u ä ë ï ö ü ÿ Ä Ö Ü a e i o u y A O U ...

Page 19: ...ns on while the unit is turned on The contrast between the text and the background in the viewport can be adjusted by using the and keys located on either side of the Power key l l l l Press to darken the contrast l l l l Press to lighten the contrast Figure 4 Location of contrast buttons and status LEDs on the 510 Contrast butttons Status LEDs Disk Indicator Programmable Indicator Caps Lock Indic...

Page 20: ...ED Location Description Pan Top The Panning mode LED indicates that the keyboard is being used to pan the system when the indicator is red Select FN to activate Panning mode Prog Left The Program LED is directly controlled by installed software The currently defined program defines its meaning Disk Right The Disk LED lights up while the unit is busy performing disk drive operations Wait until the ...

Page 21: ...eens to view longer lines of text l l l l Press and hold the FN key while using the Arrow keys shown in Figure 5 to move the display up down left or right l l l l The Panning LED described on page 14 will turn red l l l l Release the FN key to make the current cursor position visible It is also possible to press and release the FN key and then move the viewport several times in one or more directi...

Page 22: ...eral applications collectively known as PAL2 IF the Falcon 510 has been customized it may be programmed with other or additional applications For information on using PAL2 see the Falcon Portable Applications Library User s Guide available as a PDF at the company website When using another application contact the system administrator for instructions ...

Page 23: ... to identify and eliminate problems If the problem persists beyond the recommended actions refer to the resources listed on page 19 CHAPTER CONTENTS Getting Help 19 Serial Communications 19 Data transfer doesn t succeed 19 Bar Codes 20 Barcode won t scan 20 Barcode won t scan with laser 20 Barcode won t scan with wand 20 Badge Reader won t read 20 Magnetic Stripe Reader won t read 20 ...

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Page 25: ...xcellent source for technical assistance and information is an authorized reseller A reseller is directly acquainted with specific types of business application software and computer system and therefore is in the best position to provide individualized assistance Serial Communications Data transfer doesn t succeed l l l l Do communications parameters agree COM port baud rate transfer protocol l l...

Page 26: ...r l l l l Vary the scanning angle and distance Avoid aiming the laser beam perpendicular to the barcode label or at extreme angles l l l l Verify that the laser beam is intersecting the entire ba code label Barcode won t scan with wand l l l l Ensure that the wand is passing over the entire barcode label Holding the wand like a pencil in front of the left side of the label use a swift sweeping mot...

Page 27: ...ernational 12 cleaning 6 communications parameters troubleshooting 19 contrast adjusting 13 contrast buttons location 13 D data transfer troubleshooting 19 disk indicator location 13 disk mode 14 description 14 LED 14 display screen 13 E error message first time use 4 F Falcon 510 care and cleaning of 6 keypad diagram 9 vs PC keyboard 9 label 5 Falcon applications 16 Falcon Portable Applications L...

Page 28: ...vs PC keyboard 9 table comparing 9 keystrokes repeating 13 L label FCC 5 product 5 laser troubleshooting 20 letters uppercase 14 M magnetic stripe reader troubleshooting 20 maintenance 6 message please wait 4 error 4 modes input 11 moving the viewport display 15 O off turning unit 4 On button 4 9 13 14 15 On turning unit 4 P PAL2 16 panning indicator location 13 panning mode 14 LED 14 power key 4 ...

Page 29: ...n 13 support 19 T technical support 19 troubleshooting guide 17 20 badge reader 20 bar codes 20 cable 19 communications parameters 19 data transfer 19 laser 20 magnetic stripe reader 20 unsuccessful data transfer 19 wand 20 turning unit off 4 on 4 U uppercase letters 14 V viewport 13 viewport contrast adjusting 13 W wand troubleshooting 20 ...

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