Unitech PA962, Product Reference Manual

Page 1: ...1 Product Reference Guide Unitech PA962 Product Reference Guide Unitech America UTP Unitech Europe Unitech Greater China Unitech Japan www unitech adc com P N 400424 REV D ...

Page 2: ...on of the Unitech PA962 11 Pressing the ON OFF Key 11 Adjusting Screen Brightness 11 Calibrating the PA962 11 Setting Time Zone Date and Time 11 Flash Memory 13 Chapter 2 Using the Keypad and Scanner 14 Keypad 14 Alpha Key 15 Useful hotkeys 15 Software Keyboard Windows CE Keyboard 16 Opening the Windows CE Keyboard 16 Keying in Characters 16 International Character Support 16 Moving the Keyboard 1...

Page 3: ...ngs 30 Synchronization 31 What Gets Synchronized 32 Changing Synchronization Options 33 Installing and Removing Software 33 InBox 34 Sending and Receiving E Mail with InBox 34 Sending Mail Remotely 34 Setting Up Remote Mail 35 Work Remotely 35 Receiving Messages 36 Sending Messages 37 RF Communication 37 Installing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 38 RF Card Cushion 38 Setting Up the Wire...

Page 4: ...s CE6 operating system and incorporates an integral bar code scanning laser device color LCD with touch screen keypad IrDA interface and wireless communication capability It provides the user with a standard Windows based environment for customizing and operating the device This PA962 product reference guide will guide you to access your PA962 Unitech PA962 ...

Page 5: ...p battery The backup battery will charge from external power or the main battery if the main battery still has enough power to turn on In the event the main battery is fully charged refrain from using the PA962 for 16 hours in order for the main battery to fully charge the backup battery Backing up data by backup battery only without the main battery installed in battery compart ment may take as l...

Page 6: ...essories After opening the box please make sure the following accessories for the PA962 are present Stylus Pulling tags RF Card Cushion Unitech PA962 Quick Reference Guide PA962 CD PA962 Main Body Battery pack CF slot drawer for PA962 ...

Page 7: ... enclosed button for system warm start Keypad Stylus This stylus is design for tapping screen and also for accessing batter door Bar Code Laser Scanner LED Indicator for scanning good and charging indica tion Touch Screen Right Side Scanner Trigger Press it to enable laser sccanner to read bar code RS232 USB Charging Port CF slot compartment Please remove the battery door to access CF slot ...

Page 8: ...ou charge the terminal Installing the Battery Pack Remove the battery compartment door located on the lower back side of the unit Position the battery pack with the label side towards you and the battery pack strap towards the bottom of the unit Insert and fully seat the battery pack making sure the shape of the battery pack fits the shape of the battery compartment Docking Station RS232 Charging ...

Page 9: ...tlet Supplying Power to the PA962 3 Position the battery pack and install the battery compartment door Charging the Main and Backup Batteries for the First Time It may take up to 16 hours to fully charge the empty backup battery The first time charge should be for at least 16 hours to insure a proper charge CAUTION Operating the PA962 for the first time without the AC adapter and without fully cha...

Page 10: ...emove the PCMCIA card simply pull outward on this tab Using the Stylus CAUTION Never use anything other than the PA9627 s stylus on the screen Using another object as a stylus could cause permanent damage To write data into a field on a form use the stylus to print the letters or numbers Use very light pressure 3 To make a choice from a menu lightly tap the tip of the stylus on that choice 2 Hold ...

Page 11: ...ps press the ENT key to confirm it or press the ESC key to cancel it This screen will automatically appear when the unit is powered on for the first time or after the system is reset This screen can also be ac cessed at any time by pressing the hot key FUNC and the ESC key Setting Time Zone Date and Time After Calibrating the PA962 the Date Time Prop erties dialog box will appear Follow the steps ...

Page 12: ...earest listed one 3 Select the Daylight Savings Time check box if necessary 4 Tap the APPLY button Tap the Left or Right arrows to scroll the month Or directly tap location of year or month to change the year or month setting Exiting Date Time Properties Settings Tap OK or X cancel button at upper right corner to exit Tap here to directly change year setting Tap here to popup list of months ...

Page 13: ...emory is a re writable location for programs and data files The benefit of this feature is that files and programs saved in Flash Memory are unaffected by the PA9627 s power status To access the contents of Flash Memory simply select My Computer9on the desktop and then select Flash Storage9 The programs and data files currently stored in Flash Memory will be displayed ...

Page 14: ...ion key is used to perform alternative key functions Back space The Backspace key is used to erase previously input characters ESC The Escape key will perform the same function as tapping the CANCEL button or the X button on the touch screen ON OFF When the unit is off pressing the On OFF key will turn the unit on Alternatively when the unit is on this key must be pressed and held down for about t...

Page 15: ...ng exe FUNC 6 Task manager FUNC TAB Toggle screen LCD backlight FUNC Increase screen brightness FUNC ESC Check Stylus properties Re Calibrate the PA960 s touch screen FUNC 8 Power Properties FUNC 9 System Information FUNC Cursor Use Function key Cursor UP to Toggle Display Backlight Alpha Key Alpha Mode Press alpha to alpha mode the default condition is CAPS off CAPS Press Apaha key twice to toggl...

Page 16: ...t of other characters The Windows based keyboard replicates the layout of a standard PC keyboard Closing the Keyboard Tap the keyboard icon to close the Windows CE keyboard Moving the Keyboard Use the stylus to point to the title bar the bar displaying Input panel and then move the stylus without lifting it from the screen International Character Support Tap the áü button to switch from the standa...

Page 17: ...ds all major bar code labels with excellent performance Trigger keys are located on the left and right sides of the unit Press either one to activate the laser scanner The PA962 also has a built in Scanner Setting exe program that allows the user to test the barcode scan function Scanner Setting exe is located in directory Windows Control and is also accessible by shortcut via Setting Control on t...

Page 18: ...ry power while the depleted batteries are still installed in the battery compartment Note Before using the PA962 for the first time charge the unit for 16 hours to fully charge the empty backup battery Operating the PA962 for the first time without the AC adapter and without fully charging the backup battery may result in loss of data stored in RAM memory Charging the Main and Backup Battery for t...

Page 19: ...ery charge is low or very low and charging the PA962 is recommended Power Status Indication Four different icons are displayed on the status bar to indicate the on board power status Backup Battery Low icon When displayed indicates the backup battery is low and needs to be charged Backup Battery Low Plug icon When displayed this icon indicates that the battery is charging The PA962 is either plugg...

Page 20: ... Power Properties Check Battery Status It is necessary to charge the battery when Low or Very Low are displayed in bold characters If Low or Very Low are still displayed after charging please contact Unitech Technical Support The battery menu item will show the status of the main and backup batteries There are 3 kinds of status indica tors Good Low and Very Low Bold characters indicate the actual ...

Page 21: ...task or all tasks are waiting for input In default setting the PA962 will automatically turn itself off if it remains idle for 3 minutes and when there is no external charging power applied Pressing the power button will return the PA962 to the same point at the time of automatic shutdown This function can also be activated when the PT962 is plugged into the power adapter or placed in its cradle b...

Page 22: ...en key This function is only activated by the PA962 s keypad rather than the Windows CE keyboard Cold Boot Press the coldboot buttom underneith the PCMCIA cover the terminal will perofrm coldboot NOTE Cold Boot will cause the PA962 to return to its original factory settings Warm Boot WARNING Warm Boot will cause unsaved data to be lost To perform a warm boot while the PA962 is operating insert a p...

Page 23: ...they may be depleted more rapidly at the high end of this range It is recommended to store batteries within normal room temperature ranges Charging Considerations It is important to consider the environment temperature whenever you are charg ing the Lithium Ion battery pack The process is most efficient at normal room temperature or slightly cooler It is essential that you charge batteries within ...

Page 24: ...ween mobile PA962 and host computers Microsoft ActiveSync for details about serial communication via RS232 USB port Docking Station Plug the RS232 end of the communication cable to the PC s 9 pin Com Port and the other end into the Cradle s RS232 Port Plug the Power Supply into the Power Receptacle on the Docking Station Serial or USB Cable Plug the RS232 or USB end of the communication cable to t...

Page 25: ...ync Before beginning installation carefully read the following 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 connecting first and if unsuccessful reinstall the latest service pack To set up your communication settings a PA962 serial cable is required to connect the PA962 to your host computer Bec...

Page 26: ...p Execute this program Select the folder into which Microsoft ActiveSync will be installed If you choose not to download into the displayed default folder click the Change button After you ve selected the folder click Next to set up Microsoft ActiveSync After you ve installed Microsoft ActiveSync and restarted your computer you ll see the following screen ...

Page 27: ... detect a connection click the Cancel button and manually configure the communication settings For more information see Change Communications Settings later in this chapter When the PA962 is initially con nected to a PC the following screen appears prompting you to set up a Partnership Setting up a Partnership is required if your PA962 is to be synchronized with other computers and or terminals Ot...

Page 28: ... be connected to the same PC via a Partnership The default Device Name assigned to the PA962 is WinCE It is important to specify a different name for each terminal if more than one terminal is to be connected to the same PC When ActiveSync displays the following screen assign each terminal its own unique name Synchronization will be initialized and will take place if you ve chosen to synchro nize ...

Page 29: ...his window which is the root window to the PA962 to copy and move files between the PA962 and your desktop computer as de scribed in the Synchronization section Open the Explorer window by double clicking your device icon in the Mobile Devices window Using the Mobile Devices Window Start Microsoft ActiveSync by clicking the Microsoft ActiveSync shortcut on your desktop and then clicking the Explor...

Page 30: ...ngs Con trol Panel select the Communication icon select the PC Connection Tab and then tap the Change Connection Button For more information see Microsoft ActiveSync Help Set your baud rate on the PA962 and desktop computer will match it Microsoft ActiveSync uses the specified communication ports to connect to the PA962 Make sure these resources are available for Microsoft ActiveSync to connect to...

Page 31: ...eSync in either of the following ways If you want to change the terminal s default baud rate or use IrDA to communicate with the Host PC follow the steps below to adjust it Select the baud rate from the list box 4 Tap the Change Connection button 3 Tap the PC Connection tab 2 Tap Start Settings Control Panel Communica tions 1 On your desktop computer double click the My Computer icon and then doub...

Page 32: ...2 My Docu ments folder if the assigned Device Name is PA962 View those files by double clicking the short cut PA962 My Documents icon on your desktop computer If you have enabled file synchronization your PA962 files are automatically syn chronized on your desktop computer file folder WinCE_PC My Documents unless a different name was chosen for the PA962 This folder can be found in one of followin...

Page 33: ...an be installed as long as there is sufficient memory or storage space First install the software on your desktop computer and then connect the PA962 to your desktop computer Some software programs provide their own setup instructions Most software programs use Application Manager to install and remove software on the PA962 In the Mobile Device window click Tools and then click Application Manager...

Page 34: ...program can be found in the Help function on the PA962 To view Help tap Start and then Help Sending Mail Remotely In addition to exchanging mail messages with your desktop computer you can send and receive mail from a remote mail server by setting up an e mail account with a service provider Sending and Receiving E Mail with InBox Use InBox to send and receive e mail messages using any of these me...

Page 35: ...Setting Up Remote Mail You can use multiple mail ser vices to obtain mail For each mail service you will access first set up and name each mail service If you will use the same service to connect to different mailboxes set up and name each mailbox connection In the InBox on the PA962 tap Compose Options the Ser vices tab and then the Add button A setup wizard will walk you through the steps Work R...

Page 36: ...il server or your desk top computer You ll need to download a full message before you can view its attachments You can mark the messages that you want to retrieve in their entirety the next time you synchronize or connect to your mail service Select the message tap Service and then tap Retrieve Full Copy The icons in the InBox messages list give you a visual indication of the message status Specif...

Page 37: ... CE can support TCP IP protocol so the user can easily connect to the Internet by Modem or RF The following chapter is an introduction on how to connect the PA962 to a network via TCP IP There are several PCMCIA RF cards available on the market These cards provide the PA962 with wireless communications Currently Unitech provides Cisco 350 Agere Lucent OEM 802 11b card support for the PA962 with th...

Page 38: ...e loaded with connection software from Cisco and Lucent WaveLAN Agere Orinoco The PA962 will automatically detect these RF cards and then display the following screen during the first time installation Please note that there are two ways to set the IP address Insert the RF card into the PCMCIA slot Attach pulling tag to antenna Remove the stylus using the screw driver in the stylus to remove the s...

Page 39: ...ment to determine whether a DHCP server is available in your LAN environment If available tap the radio button Obtain an IP address via DHCP and then tap the OK button Tap the Name Servers tab and then input the proper Primary DNS Secondary DNS Primary WINS and Secondary WINS Input the proper IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Tap the radio button Specify IP Address Note To change the abov...

Page 40: ... OK again Select the Windows directory Tap Start Run Browse Cisco 350 Site Survey Tool The Unitech PA960 includes the Cisco 350 Site Survey Tool pre loaded To access the Site Survey Tool 1 Open My Computer or use File Explorer 2 Open the Cisco file folder 3 Open Site Survey Tool For more information on the Site Survey Tool refer to the Cisco CE Manual Or go to http www cisco com univercd cc td doc...

Page 41: ... WaveLAN icon Under the Power Management tab select Card Power Management Tap OK Cisco Select Power Save Mode Select MAXPSP Click OK Select Aironet Client Utility exe Click OK Click OK again Select the Windows directory Tap Start Run Browse Required to prevent battery drainage due to extra power usage of RF cards ...

Page 42: ...gy place delimiter characters behind scanned data and save the settings Run this program from Windows Scanner Setting exe and Scanner Control Panel will be displayed Scan2Key The Scan2Key application can route input from a scanner port to kaypad buffer so that all input from scanner will be treated as they are just input from keypad With this router scanned data can be directly input into scanner ...

Page 43: ...Code 32 Yes Send Leading Code Send Trailing Code Telpen Yes Character Set EAN 128 Yes Code 128 Yes Yes MSI Plessy Yes Yes Yes Check Digit Module Code 93 Yes Yes Code 11 Yes Yes Yes One Two Check Digit CodaBar Yes Yes Yes Send Start Stop Character CLSI Format On Label Code Yes Yes UPC A Yes Yes Yes UPC E Yes Yes Yes Zero Expansion On Enable NSC EAN 13 Yes Yes Yes Enable Bookland EAN 8 Yes Yes Yes D...

Page 44: ...64MB Built in Flash Memory Manager included CPU Intel X Scale 400MHz 32 CPU Built in real time clock Input Devices Touch screen stylus keypad full alphanumeric software keyboard mag stripe reader and bar code scanner Keypad 19 physical keys with backlight including cursor key nu meric keypad alpha keypad TAB ESC FUNC brightness and contrast controls Scan Engine Light Source Visible Laser Dicode VL...

Page 45: ...ex asynchronous communications and baud rate up to 115 2K bps IrDA Compliant to IrDA 1 2 SIR Baud rate up to 115 2K bps N e a r F a r 5 m il 2 0 in 5 1 c m 5 2 in 1 3 2 c m 7 5 m il 1 7 in 4 3 c m 8 0 in 2 0 3 c m 1 0 m il 1 8 in 4 6 c m 1 0 in 2 5 4 c m 1 0 0 U P C 1 9 in 4 8 c m 1 3 in 3 3 c m 2 0 m il 2 0 in 5 0 8 c m 4 0 m il 2 5 in 6 3 5 c m 5 5 m il 3 0 in 7 6 2 c m D e p e n d e n t u p o n...

Page 46: ...ndby mode 45mA for sytem only without backlight Suspend mode 2mA for system only Power Consumption Lithium Ion battery At 8V room temperature Battery Charge 3 hours with external AC DC adapter 3 hours with docking station Barcode Symbology Symbology Codabar Code 11 Code 32 Code 39 Code 39 FullASCII Code 93 Code 128 Delta Code EAN 8 13 EAN128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Label Code MSI Plessy Standard 2 of 5...

Page 47: ...ally takes 3 hours AC DC adapter 12 VDC 2A with regulator Power Input 16 pin connector for charging and communication pads to main unit Interface 1 EIA RS232C IDC type connector via PC computer 1 USB port IP Rating IP 65 Pin Assig nm ent Description 1 DCD 2 RXD Receive Data 3 T XD Send Data 4 DTR Data T ransm it Ready 5 SG Sig nal Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RT S Request to Send 8 CT S Clear to ...

Page 48: ... Windows BootMode exe from PA962 by tapping My Computer Windows double tapping BootMode 4 Plug the power adapter into the PA962 3 Insert the Compact Flash Card into the PA962 2 Copy file NK bin from the PC to the root directory of the Compact Flash card 1 The PA960 will display the following screen 6 Insert CompactFlash chip into PC Card Adapter PA960 BootLoader Ver 1 11 PA960 Boot Loader Option 1...

Page 49: ...ically cold start with the new OS Press the 2 key to select OS Image Update FlashRom s content will be erased and the new OS will be written to FlashRom Then you will see the system will automaticlly run the following steps 7 1 Image goint to Flash 2 Erasing Flash 3 New programming Flash ...

Page 50: ... WARNING Terminal will be reset to default settings and data will be lost Make sure scanning application is loaded and operational Run Scanner Setting program to modify barcode read setting Bar code might be distorted and should be replaced Battery needs recharging or replacement If terminal is processing data attach charging cable to insure the battery isn t depleted If terminal is connected to A...

Page 51: ...requirements of DHHS CDRH 21CFR Subchapter J and to the requirements of IEC 825 1 Class II and Class 2 products are not considered to be hazardous The PA960 series contains internally a Visible Laser Diode VLD whose emissions do not exceed the maximum limits as set forth in the above regulations The scanner is designed so that there is no human access to harmful laser light during normal operation...