Unitech HT580, User Manual

Page 1: ...Unitech HT580 Users Manual Rev B unitech...

Page 2: ...pying recording or information storage and retrieval systems The material in this manual is subject to change without notice Copyright 2007 Unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Microsoft Win...

Page 3: ...of 5 C to 50 C Charging batteries outside of the specified range could damage the batteries and shorten their charging life cycle Storage and Safety Notice Although charged Lithium Ion batteries may...

Page 4: ...hapter 1 Getting Started Introducing the HT580 7 Support 8 Features 9 Package Contents 10 Battery Storage and Safety Precautions 11 Review Main Battery 11 Charging 11 Powering the HT580 On Off 11 Comm...

Page 5: ...munication 20 Terminal 21 FormCaching Supervisor Mode 22 Power 26 Password 26 Barcode 26 Diagnostic 29 System 30 FormCaching 30 Chapter 3 Communication USB Communication 31 Bluetooth Communication 32...

Page 6: ...designed by you for your own unique business Weighing only 150g 5 3 oz the light weight of the HT580 is ideal for the long work days typical in a retail environment Despite its light weight the HT580...

Page 7: ...he Unitech regional service representatives nearest you Please go to their websites listed below for complete contact information UTC China http www ute com cn UTT Taipei Taiwan http www unitech com t...

Page 8: ...3 oz Battery One 3 7V 730mAh Li Ion battery Up to 8 hours battery Life Barcode Reader CCD Scanner Supports China Postal Code Codabar Code 32 Code 39 Code 93 Code 128 IATA 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Tele...

Page 9: ...cable HT580Charging Communication Cradle Featuring RS232 and modem Modem Cradle Back View RS232 Cradle Back View Package Contents This section is designed to familiarize you with the HT580 and its cra...

Page 10: ...first use The HT580 is equipped with a 3 7V 730mAh Lithium Ion battery For charging use the 5 volt AC adaptor and the RS232 communication cable It takes 8 hours to fully charge the main battery when...

Page 11: ...use excessive force to insert the terminal Figure B shows the improper way to insert the terminal into the cradle Do not insert the terminal into the cradle incorrectly It will not function properly a...

Page 12: ...tself An illuminated light indicates that data is in transmission HT580 Communication with the Host Interface Port The HT580 communicates via the RS232 communication port located on the bottom of the...

Page 13: ...the power key located on the top right cover of the device ESC Returns you back to the previous menu MENU Press MENU to scroll items you require SCAN Press SCAN to trigger scanning function or to per...

Page 14: ...options Setting Terminal and Run EasyJob NOTE The 3rd option 3 RUN EASYJOB will only be displayed if the device contains an EasyJob Program Please refer to the EasyJob Manual for more information HT5...

Page 15: ...item and then press the SCAN ENTER key Directly press the item number associated with the setting to enter the setting options After selecting the Setting menu from the main screen there are four sett...

Page 16: ...s on Use the MENU button to adjust setting Below are the options you may choose ITEM DESCRIPTION ON 10 SECS The backlight turns on after pressing a key and turns off automatically after 10 seconds ON...

Page 17: ...be emitted after pressing SCAN key Autorun The Autorun feature is used to automatically run a specific program when powering on the HT580 Below is a list of the five possible options for the autorun...

Page 18: ...ally pick the phone up when the host calls the modem This is done with the AUTO ANSWER option The user can also directly call the remote host PC from the modem cradle via the HT580 To do this it is ne...

Page 19: ...E ODD EVEN NONE DATA BITS 8 7 8 STOP BITS 1 2 1 PROTOCOL MULTI NONE Multi ADDRESS A Y or 0 6 A Port The 4 port interfaces are connected to the same serial port on the HT580 If modem or RS232 is select...

Page 20: ...ress 2 Terminal ID Each HT580 Terminal can be identified by an 8 character string Terminal ID assigned by the user Initially the default ID is HT580 Valid characters for assigning Terminal ID are alph...

Page 21: ...ut method delimiter etc without writing a program and loading it to the HT580 Entry data can be processed in batch mode or 2 real time modes Batch mode Stores your data according to your settings into...

Page 22: ...prompt data length data type and device type After defining all of the data field options use the ESC key to end the setup Below is a table describing all of the FormCaching Setting options FormCachin...

Page 23: ...Length mean to store data according to maxi length setting it will automatically append spaces to end of field data if length of input data are less than maxi length RECORD DELIMITER 1 CR 2 LF 3 CRLF...

Page 24: ...on FormCaching can be run from the main menu by selecting the terminal option then selecting 2 Formcaching The FormCaching application will follow the prompt settings previously defined by the user to...

Page 25: ...is option is used to configure individual barcode symbologies After entering the configuration menu the LCD will display the BARCODE Setup as shown below Setup decoding of HT580 supported bar code sym...

Page 26: ...MOD 11 10 SINGLE MOD 10 Check Digit ON Send ON NOT SEND OFF IATA 2 of 5 Decoding ON OFF OFF Check Digit ON ON Not Send ON SEND OFF OFF CODE 11 Decoding ON OFF OFF Check Digit ON ON Not Send ON SEND O...

Page 27: ...F Leading Digit SEND NOT SEND Send Check Digit SEND NOT SEND Send CODE 93 Decoding ON OFF OFF Code 128 Decoding ON OFF ON EAN128 ON OFF ON EAN128 CODE ID ON OFF OFF EAN128 FUNC CH NOT SEND SEND NOT SE...

Page 28: ...tic program ITEM DESCRIPTION VER Display firmware version for the HT580 and Decoder SCAN Tests barcode input by scanning barcode labels Press the ESC key to return to the diagnostics menu LCD Darken t...

Page 29: ...eys COLD START While the unit is OFF Press and hold the CMD ALPHA keys and press the POWER key simultaneously WARM START While the unit is OFF Press and hold the ALPHA key and press the POWER key simu...

Page 30: ...the HT580 is first connected to the PC via USB Please direct the dialogue box to the Unitech USB driver folder and then follow its prompting to install the driver Then check for the correct COM port n...

Page 31: ...o Bluetooth support from your PC you should connect a USB Bluetooth dongle and install the appropriate drivers Then continue with the following steps 1 Power on HT580 and then Run Bluetooth manager fr...

Page 32: ...T580 and will be added to your devices list Right click the icon to connect it 7 You can also check the correct PORT number from Detail NOTE HT580 s BT Device name is fixed on UNITECH so you will see...

Page 33: ...the communication program MultiEj To run MultiEj complete the following steps Locate the HT580 EasyJob Program folder as shown below You can also access MultiEJ by going to HT580 Easy Job Select Tool...

Page 34: ...wnload function Drag and drop files from HT580 directory to PC folder to execute upload function Directly select files on HT580 directory area and delete Before using MultiEj for communication you sho...

Page 35: ...rom grey to color indicating that they are enabled Download Upload Delete Execute will also become colored if you select click files on local file area or remote files area Modem Communication For the...

Page 36: ...send ATS0 1 to the modem board Then the cradle can automatically pick up an external call after one ring tone After executing Auto Answer it is not recommended to power off the cradle or the Auto Answ...

Page 37: ...re as a zip file which is named as HT580Vx xx zip There are 8 files needed to complete the update bank0 bin through bank7 bin You can get the latest firmware image from your supplier or contact Unitec...