Psion Teklogix Vehicle-Mount Computer 8525 G2, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...8525 G2 8530 G2 Vehicle Mount Computer Quick Start Guide May 8 2006 PN 8100001 A ISO 9001 Certified Quality Management System ...

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Page 3: ...ion See Psion Teklogix terms and conditions of sale for full details Important To ensure prompt warranty service in North America please register the serial number of this device to activate its warranty coverage by contacting Psion Teklogix at 1 800 835 5644 ext 209 or via web link americascontracts tek logix com Failure to do so could affect Psion Teklogix s ability to effectively service repair...

Page 4: ...high environmental standards may be placed on the market in EU member states after July 1 2006 RoHS Logo Although there is no legal requirement to mark RoHS compliant products Psion Teklogix Inc indicates its compliance with the directive as follows The RoHS logo located either on the back of the product or underneath the battery in the battery compartment or on a related accessory such as the cha...

Page 5: ...porated into new editions of the publication Psion Teklogix Inc reserves the right to make improvements and or changes in the product s and or the program s described in this document without notice and shall not be responsible for any damages including but not lim ited to consequential damages caused by reliance on the material presented including but not limited to typographical errors ...

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Page 7: ...On 18 1 5 Connecting To An 802 11 Network 20 1 4 Calibrating The Touchscreen 19 1 6 Resetting The 8525 G2 8530 G2 Vehicle Mount 20 2 Getting To Know Your 8525 G2 8530 G2 21 2 1 8525 G2 8530 G2 Features 21 2 1 1 8525 G2 Ports 22 2 1 2 8530 G2 Ports 22 2 2 The Internal Backup Battery 23 2 3 The Keyboard 23 2 3 1 Modifier Keys 24 2 3 2 The Keys 25 2 3 3 Adjusting The Keypad Backlight 27 2 4 The Displ...

Page 8: ...vigating In Windows CE 39 3 1 Navigating A Touchscreen 40 3 2 Navigating Using The Keyboard 40 3 3 The Startup Desktop 41 3 3 1 Accessing Desktop Icons 41 3 3 2 The Taskbar 42 3 4 The Start Menu 43 3 5 Using A Dialog Box 49 4 General Maintenance 51 4 1 Caring For The Touchscreen 51 4 2 Cleaning The 8525 G2 8530 G2 51 5 Support Services Worldwide Offices 52 5 1 Technical Support 52 5 2 Product Repa...

Page 9: ...tlinie finden Sie unter www psionteklogix com Questa apparecchiatura è conforme ai requisiti essenziali della Diret tiva Europea R TTE 1999 5 CE Dichiarazione disponibile sul sito www psionteklogix com Este equipo cumple los requisitos principales de la Directiva 1995 5 CE de la UE Equipos de Terminales de Radio y Telecomu nica ciones Declaración disponible en www psionteklogix com Este equipament...

Page 10: ...astaa EU n radio ja telepäätelaitedirektiivin EU R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC vaatimuksia Julkilausuma nähtävillä osoitteessa www psionteklogix com PSION TEKLOGIX tímto prohlašuje že 8525 G2 8530 G2 je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanove nímisměrnice1995 5 ES NV č 426 2000 Sb a Prohlášení o shodě je k dispozici na www PsionTeklogix com Toto zařízení lze provozovat v České ...

Page 11: ... accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the fol...

Page 12: ...between the device and the product to reduce the risk of interference If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place turn off the 8525 G2 8530 G2 and contact your cardiologist for assistance Note In August 1996 the Federal Communications Commission FCC of the US adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitter...

Page 13: ... for vehicle mount transmitting devices a separation distance of 20 centimetres should be maintained between the antenna of this device and persons during device operation To ensure compliance operations at closer than this dis tance is not recommended DO NOT REMOVE COVERS OR OPEN ENCLOSURES To avoid injury the equipment covers and enclosures should only be removed by qualified service personnel D...

Page 14: ...d over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress CAUTION An extension cord should not be used unless absolutely neces sary Use of an improper extension cord could result in fire or electric shock CAUTION To reduce risk of electric shock unplug the vehicle mount computer from the DC source before attempting any maintenance or cleaning Warning Physically disconnect the 8525 G2 8530 G2 from the vehi...

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Page 17: ... use and results obtained from it 1 GRANT OF LICENSE We hereby grant you and you hereby accept a non exclusive non transfera ble limited license to install and use the Software in object code form only subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this Agreement Except as explicitly set forth below i you are not permitted to copy sell lease or rent distribute or sublicense the Software or to ...

Page 18: ...y to use the same h Reverse Engineering Modification reverse engineering reverse compiling disassembly unbundling or extraction of the Software is expressly prohibited i Export Restrictions You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations and that you will not export or re export the Software or any part or copies thereof or any products utilizing the Software in violation of applicabl...

Page 19: ... parties claimed against you or for harm to your records or data or special incidental indirect or consequential damages including but not limited to lost profits lost business revenue or failure to realize expected sav ings loss of data loss of use of the Software or any associated equipment downtime and user s time even if you informed us of their possibility or for breach of any express or impl...

Page 20: ...ment that by their nature continue after it ends will remain in effect until they are completed 9 GENERAL The laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws applicable therein excluding the conflict of laws provisions govern this Agreement If any pro vision of this Agreement is deemed invalid or unenforceable by any country that particular provision will be deemed modified to the extent nece...

Page 21: ... the factory and arrive ready for use Although the 8525 G2 8530 G2 is equipped with an internal Compact Flash and SD I O slots these slots are not intended for user modification If a device needs to be changed or added in these slots contact qualified Psion Teklogix personnel Refer to Support Services Worldwide Offices on page 52 for the service number closes to you 1 1 Vehicle Mount Safety Instru...

Page 22: ...uld be repaired by qualified service personnel Incorrect reassembly may result in electric shock or fire To reduce risk of electric shock unplug the battery or AC adaptor from the outlet before attempting any maintenance or cleaning Do not expose the battery or AC adaptor to rain or snow 1 2 8525 G2 30 G2 Freezer Outdoor Guidelines 8525 G2 8530 G2 vehicle mounts are sealed against dust and high pr...

Page 23: ...re barrier and pre vent corrosion during freezer and outdoor use On all 8525 G2 8530 G2 vehicle mount computers the contact lubricant PN 95146 Nyogel must be used Further the appropriate contact lubricant should be replaced at least monthly in applications requiring daily or frequent removal of cables Refer to the table below for connector cap part numbers Backup Battery The vehicle mount back up ...

Page 24: ...ould be stored in temperatures above 0 C 32 F To prevent keyboard keys from freezing up the keyboard should be mounted off the horizontal plane This allows water to run off the keyboard and prevents it from pooling on the keypad freezing and finally physically jamming the keys Mounting the keyboard off the horizontal plane also prevents water from dripping onto the keypad area 1 3 Switching The Un...

Page 25: ... the 8525 G3 off If however you ve disabled the Blue Key in the One Shot dialog box the 8525 G2 8530 G2 can be turned off even when the BLUE key is locked on Refer to Keyboard One Shot Modes in the 8525 G2 8530 G2 Vehicle Mount Computer User Manual Switching The 8530 G2 On And Off Press the ON OFF switch on right side of the 8530 G2 to turn the unit on and off or Press the ENTER ON key to turn the...

Page 26: ...e taskbar indicates a successful network connection along with the quality of the radio reception 1 6 Resetting The 8525 G2 8530 G2 Vehicle Mount Important Because Psion Teklogix cannot guarantee what has been saved registry after a reset this should be con sidered as a last resort To reset the 8525 G2 8530 G2 Press and hold down the BLUE key and the ENTER ON key simultaneously for a minimum of si...

Page 27: ...2 Getting To Know Your 8525 G2 8530 G2 2 1 8525 G2 8530 G2 Features Inside The Radio Dome SDIO MMC Slot for additional storage memory PCMCIA slot supports 2 Type II PCMCIA or 1 Type III PCMCIA card Compact Flash slot for 802 11b g radios or additional storage memory Radio Dome ...

Page 28: ...ion Teklogix 8525 G2 8530 G2 Vehicle Mount Computer Quick Start Guide 2 1 1 8525 G2 Ports 2 1 2 8530 G2 Ports Tether Port RS232 Serial Port Auxiliary Port Auxiliary Port Keyboard Port RS232 Port Tether Port ...

Page 29: ...personnel 2 3 The Keyboard The 8525 G2 8530 G2 offers three keyboard layouts QWERTY ABC and AZERTY The 8530 G2 is equipped with an external keyboard offering the same layouts as the 8525 G2 vehicle mount Most of the keys on these keyboards operate much like a desktop computer If a key or key function is not consistent with the PC keyboard the differences are noted Note The 8525 G2 8530 G2 provides...

Page 30: ... G2 8530 G2 screen For example if the CTRL key is pressed ctrl key is displayed at the bot tom of the unit screen Once another key is pressed the modifier key becomes inactive and disappears from the taskbar Locking Modifier Keys When a modifier key is locked on it is displayed in uppercase let ters in the taskbar For example pressing the BLUE key twice locks it on it is displayed as BLUE KEY in t...

Page 31: ...S key is used to display uppercase alpha charac ters Pressing BLUE SHIFT turns the CAPS key on so that all alpha characters are printed in uppercase until the BLUE SHIFT sequence is pressed again The Arrow Keys The Arrow keys move the cursor around the screen in the direction of the arrow up down left and right The cursor is the flashing box or underline character that indicates where the next cha...

Page 32: ... or disables a checkbox The HOME Key The HOME key moves the cursor to the top of the form or page The END Key The END key moves the cursor to the bottom of the form or page The PgUp And PgDn Keys The PgUp key displays the previous screen of information The PgDn key displays the next screen of information Function Keys And Macro Keys In addition to alphanumeric keys that are directly accessible on ...

Page 33: ...e Start Menu on page 43 To adjust the intensity of the keypad backlight and the conditions under which this backlight is activated In the Control Panel choose the Keyboard icon In the Keyboard Properties dialog box open the Backlight tab Intensity This parameter is used to adjust the light intensity of the 8525 8530 keyboard backlight Sliding the bar to the left darkens the keyboard backlight inte...

Page 34: ...t is operating with external power such as a vehicle battery or A C adaptor 2 4 The Display 8525 G2 8530 G2s are equipped with display backlighting to improve character visibility in low light conditions The backlight switches on when a key is pressed or the touchscreen is tapped The backlight intensity and the duration of time that the backlight will remain at full intensity can be specified in t...

Page 35: ...hat the backlight stays on at half the configured intensity dimmed backlight when a unit is not in use External Power Checkbox When you select the checkbox next to When using external power keep the backlight always ON the backlight remains ON at the configured intensity when the 8525 8530 is operating with external power not internal battery power If the 8525 8530 is drawing power from a battery ...

Page 36: ...reen messages and audio tones as indicators The vehicle mount is also equipped with a power indicator LED 2 5 1 Power Indicator LED A power indicator LED is located in the radio dome at the top of the unit When the vehicle mount is receiving power either from the battery or an external source the blue power indicator LED is illuminated Note Keep in mind that even when the power indicator LED is il...

Page 37: ...ured LEDs located in the upper right corner of the keyboard If you have an 8530 G2 and are using the onscreen soft keyboard only the API and Rx Tx LEDs are available in the taskbar Important You should proceed cautiously if a LED is illumi nated in red this generally indicates an abnormal operating condition or an active laser emission ...

Page 38: ...upport this function Scan LED Successful scans are indicated in two ways with a scan LED and with an audio tone LED Behaviour Description Solid green External power in use Backup battery is present Slow flashing green External power in use Backup battery not present Blinking yellow External power not in use Unit drawing power from backup battery Function Radio Traffic LED Behaviour Radio Transmit ...

Page 39: ...at the bottom of the screen displays a variety of system status indicators The taskbar changes dynamically and only those icons that are applicable are displayed For example if a radio is not installed in your unit the radio signal icon is not displayed in the taskbar Windows Start Button The Windows Start button in the taskbar displays the Start Menu Modifier Key Indicators Note The behaviour of ...

Page 40: ...rcase letters in the taskbar this indicates that the key is locked on the modifier key will remain active until it is pressed again to unlock or turn it off Battery Icons Battery In Use This icon indicates that the 8525 G2 8530 G2 is drawing power from the backup battery rather than external DC power Battery Very Low When the 8525 G2 8530 G2 is running on the backup battery rather than external po...

Page 41: ...e displayed in the taskbar The left LED acts as the API indicator and the right LED acts as the TX RX transmit and receive indicator These onscreen LEDs behave in the same way as those on the key board changing colour to indicate different operations For details about LED behaviour refer to RX TX Radio Traffic LED and API User Application LED on page 33 802 11 Radio Signal Quality Increasing radio...

Page 42: ...ar Link Status The Narrow Band radio displays one of three link state icons An uppercase LINK with a green background indicates the radio is powered on and that the unit is online and locked onto a channel A lowercase Link with a yellow background indicates that the radio is powered on but the 8525 G2 8530 G2 is not online or not locked onto a channel A lowercase Link with a yellow background and ...

Page 43: ...an be adversely affected if these cables block the beeper The 8525 G2 8530 G2 beeper provides a variety of sounds and can be configured to emit a sound when a key is pressed a keyboard character is rejected scan input is accepted or rejected or an opera tor s entry does not match in a match field The Volume Properties icon in the Control Panel allow you to define beeper behaviour Refer to Volume A...

Page 44: ...n the radio icon in the taskbar to display the Wireless Statistics dialog box Note Moving in and out of the radio coverage area can have vary ing effects on a network session At times you may need to renew your connection by logging in again 2 7 Scanning Techniques Note External scanners can be connected to the 8525 G2 8530 G2 tether serial or USB device port Hold the scanner at an angle Do not ho...

Page 45: ...8530 G2 The LED behaves as follows Scan In Progress scan LED displays solid red colour Successful Scan scan LED displays solid green colour and turns off when the scan is ended Unsuccessful scan scan LED flashes red A bar code icon appears on the screen during a scan While the scan ner beam is active the onscreen message states SCANNING If the scan is successful the bar code data is displayed on t...

Page 46: ...et or open a folder Double tap on the appropriate icon To navigate through a dialog box for example display the informa tion in a tab choose a radio button check a checkbox and so on Tap the stylus on a tab radio button checkbox and so on 3 2 Navigating Using The Keyboard Note Refer to The Keyboard on page 23 for more detail about the keyboard keys If the touchscreen has been disabled you can choo...

Page 47: ...op Icons Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon and press ENTER to launch the highlighted icon Note If the arrow keys do not highlight the desktop icons the desk top may not be selected Press BLUE 0 zero to display the Open file folder or icon ENTER Exit Save ENTER Close Exit Do Not Save ESC Navigate Dialog Boxes TAB To move cursor up SHIFT TAB To display the next tab in a dialog box CTRL TAB Se...

Page 48: ... battery capacity the radio signal quality of your unit and so on If the vehi cle mount is attached to a peripheral device an associated icon is displayed In addition the taskbar displays the application s cur rently running on your unit and the security level assigned to your 8525 G2 8530 G2 The taskbar also displays active modifier keys SHIFT ALT CTRL BLUE and ORANGE Keys that have been locked o...

Page 49: ...e using touchscreen Tap and hold the stylus on an icon to display the icon s tooltip Double tap the icon to open the Control Panel dialog box associated with the icon 3 4 The Start Menu The Start Menu lists operations you can access and work with It is available from the startup desktop or from within any application To display the menu Press BLUE 0 zero Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu item...

Page 50: ...urity level from the dialog box To allow access to all the Start Menu and taskbar options choose the Supervi sor security level Type the appropriate password in the Password textbox and press ENTER To change the password Note Keep in mind that this is the same password as that assigned through the Password Control Panel applet Choose a security level and enter the existing password in the Password...

Page 51: ...e System Tray If the touchscreen has been disabled the System Tray option in the Shortcuts sub menu allows access to the icons in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen The taskbar displays indicators such as a bat tery capacity gauge and the security level These indicators are attached to dialog boxes that provide additional information Choose System Tray from the Start Menu ...

Page 52: ... direct access to the icons in the taskbar Tap and hold the stylus on a taskbar icon to display a tooltip a brief description of the status of the icon To display the dialog box associated with an icon Double tap on the icon with which you want to work Cycle Tasks When Cycle Tasks is selected and the Task Manager is not open you can cycle through active applications Press BLUE 0 zero T C to cycle ...

Page 53: ...Vehicle Mount Computer Quick Start Guide 47 Press ALT ESC Settings The Settings menu provides access to the Control Panel applets lets you configure your radio Network and Dial up Connections and customize the Taskbar and Start Menu ...

Page 54: ...s displayed At User security level choosing Suspend causes the computer to shut down immediately A sub menu is not available At Teklogix security level an additional option is availa ble in the sub menu Bootloader This option behaves like cold reset except that the 8525 G2 8530 G2 starts Boot loader rather than Windows CE Suspends the 8525 30 G2 immediately equivalent to turning the unit off Reset...

Page 55: ...make selections and enter further information Important If you re using a touchscreen use the stylus to tap on an element in a dialog box to select or deselect it display dropdown menus save your selections and so on If you re using a keyboard follow the directions in this section Checkbox Dropdown Menu Button Textbox Radio Button Tabs ...

Page 56: ...ough the options Checkbox This box allows you to select or deselect an option To select or deselect a checkbox press the TAB key to highlight the checkbox and press the SPACE key to select or deselect it Radio buttons These buttons allow you to choose from a number of options For example in the sample screen under section 3 5 on page 49 you can choose to Obtain an IP address via DHCP or Specify an...

Page 57: ... protector PN 1008009 These covers reduce the clarity of the display slightly but will dramatically extend the useful life of the touchscreen When they become scratched and abraded they are easily removed and replaced The chemicals listed below must not come into contact with the touchscreen mustard ketchup sodium hydroxide concentrated caustic solutions benzyl alcohol and concentrated acids 4 2 C...

Page 58: ...utton depending on whether you have previously registered for Teknet Once you have logged in search for the Support Request Form 5 2 Product Repairs International For technical support outside of Canada or the U S A please contact your local Psion Teklogix office listed on our worldwide website http www psionteklogix com Click on the heading labelled Contacts to choose a Psion Teklogix technical s...

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