Unitech PA966, Product Reference Manual

Page 1: ...PA966 PA966 P N 400489 REV B Product Reference Guide ...

Page 2: ...peration of the Unitech PA966 11 Pressing the ON OFF Key 11 Adjusting Screen Brightness 11 Calibrating the PA966 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 Keyb...

Page 3: ...le Devices Window 29 Changing Communications Settings 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 Remotel y 35 Receiving Messages 36 Sending Messages 37 RF Communication 37 Installing the Wireless Local Area Network ...

Page 4: ...ows CE operating system and incorporates two optional scanning laser device laser imager color LCD with touch screen keypad and wireless communication capability It provides the user with a standard Windows based environment for customizing and operating the device This PA966 product reference guide will guide you to access your PA966 Unitech PA966 and Unitech PA967 ...

Page 5: ...ery 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 PA966 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 compartment may take as long as ...

Page 6: ...Guide Stylus Pulling tags RF Card Cushion PA966 CD PA966 Main Body Battery pack CF slot drawer for PA966 Unitech PA966 Accessories After opening the box please make sure the following accessories for the PA966 are present ...

Page 7: ...g Port Scanner Right Side Scanner Trigger Press it to enable scanner to read bar code Keypad PA966 Back IrDA port Reset Hole Push enclosed button for system warm start CF slot compartment Please remove the battery door to access CF slot PCMCIA compartment Install PC card here Battery compartment Install Lithium ion battery pack here ...

Page 8: ...al Installing the Battery Pack 1 Remove the battery compartment door located on the lower back side of the unit 2 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 cable or USB Cha...

Page 9: ...outlet Supplying Power to the PA966 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 at least 16 hours to ensure a proper charge CAUTION Operating the PA966 for the first time without the AC adapter and without fully charg...

Page 10: ...tive plastic film You may remove this if desired by peeling from one corner The screen will be more susceptible to scratching without the film but will be more readable Using the Stylus CAUTION Never use anything other than the PA966 s stylus on the screen Using object other than a stylus could cause permanent damage To write data into a field on a form use the stylus to print the letters or numbe...

Page 11: ... by tapping a sequence of screen locations Tap gently but firmly When you have completed the series of taps 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 accessed at any time by pressing the hot key FUNC and the ESC key Setting Time Zone Date...

Page 12: ... or nearest 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: ...cation for programs and data files The benefit of this feature is that files and programs saved in Flash Memory are unaffected by the PA966 s power status To access the contents of Flash Memory simply select My Computer on the desktop and then select Flash Storage The programs and data files currently stored in Flash Memory will be displayed ...

Page 14: ...ng Cursor key Numeric Key Alpha key ON OFF Function Escape Backspace and Enter key Please refer to the picture below Alpha TO Get Press System information Func 9 Power Status Func 8 Scanner Setting Func 7 LCD Backlight on Func Keypad Backlight on Func Display Brightness brighter Func Display Brightness darker Func Hot Key ...

Page 15: ...C Down FUNC Up FUNC Down ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC Backspace Backspace Backspace Backspace Backspace Enter Enter Enter Enter Enter 1 F1 a 1 F1 a A 2 F2 b 2 F2 b B 3 F3 c 3 F3 c C TAB d TAB d D 4 F4 e 4 F4 e E 5 F5 f 5 F5 f F 6 F6 g 6 F6 g G h h H BL i Backlight i I 7 F7 j 7 F7 j J 8 F8 k 8 F8 k K 9 F9 l 9 F9 l L _ m _ m M n n N o o O 0 p 0 p P q q Q r r R SPACE s SPACE SPACE s S t t T u u U v v V w w W ...

Page 16: ... 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 standard English key board to the European keyboard Opening the Windows CE Keyboard The Windows CE keyboard can be opened by tapping the keyboard icon on the ...

Page 17: ...anner Setting exe The PA966 has two optional integrated scanners Laser Scanner and Imager Scanner Trigger keys are located on the left and right sides of the unit Press either one The PA966 also has a built in Scanner Setting exe program that allows the user to test the barcode scan function for 1D 2D also for image capturing Scanner Setting exe is located in directory Windows Control Scanner ...

Page 18: ...n the battery compartment Note Before using the PA966 for the first time charge the unit for 16 hours to fully charge the empty backup battery Operating the PA966 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 the First Time Charging the Lithium Ion Battery Pack The opt...

Page 19: ...ly the battery charge is low or very low and charging the PA966 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 PA966 is e...

Page 20: ...isplay 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 indicators Good Low and Very Low Bold characters indicate the ac...

Page 21: ...ask or all tasks are waiting for input In default setting the PA966 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 PA966 to the same point at the time of automatic shutdown This function can also be activated when the PA966 is plugged into the power adapter or placed in its cradle by...

Page 22: ...ht when key This function is only activated by the PA966 s keypad instead of the Windows CE keyboard Cold Boot Press the coldboot button underneath the PCMCIA cover the terminal will perform cold boot NOTE Cold Boot will cause the PA966 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 PA966 is operating inser...

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 charging 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 t...

Page 24: ...en mobile PA966 and host computers Microsoft ActiveSync for details about serial communication via RS232 USB port or Bluetooth 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 powerr eceptacle on the docking station Serial or USB Cable Plug the RS232 or USB end of the communication...

Page 25: ...Sync 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 PA966 serial cable is required to connect the PA966 to your host computer Be...

Page 26: ...35 asp 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 PA966 is initially connected to a PC the following screen appears prompting you to set up a Partnership Setting up a Partner ship is required if your PA966 is to be synchronized with other computers and or terminals Oth...

Page 28: ...is to be connected to the same PC via a Partnership The default Device Name assigned to the PA966 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 synchron...

Page 29: ...this window which is the root window to the PA966 to copy and move files between the PA966 and your desktop computer as described in the Synchronization section Open the Explorer window by double clicking your device icon in the Mobile Deviceswindow Using the Mobile Devices Window Start Microsoft ActiveSync by clicking the Microsoft ActiveSync shortcut on your desktop and then clicking the Explore...

Page 30: ...ngs Control 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 PA966 and desktop computer will match it Microsoft ActiveSync uses the specified communication ports to connect to the PA966 Make sure these resources are available for Microsoft ActiveSync to connect to ...

Page 31: ...g 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 Communications 1 On your desktop computer double click the My Computer icon and then double click the MobileDevices folde...

Page 32: ...nt PA966 My Documents folder if the assigned Device Name is PA966 View those files by double clicking the short cut PA966 My Documents icon on your desktop computer If you have enabled file synchronization your PA966 files are automatically synchronized on your desktop computer file folder WinCE_PC My Documents unless a different name was chosen for the PA966 This folder can be found in one of fol...

Page 33: ...can be installed as long as there is sufficient memory or storage space First install the software on your desktop computer and then connect the PA966 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 PA966 In the Mobile Device window click Tools and then click Application Manage...

Page 34: ...this program can be found in the Help function on the PA966 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 the...

Page 35: ...Setting Up Remote Mail You can use multiple mail services 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 PA966 tap Compose Options the Services tab and then the Add button A setup wizard will walk you through the steps Work Rem...

Page 36: ...he mail server or your desktop 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 Sp...

Page 37: ...chronize RF Communication Windows 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 PA966 to a network via TCP IP There are several PCMCIA RF cards available on the market These cards provide the PA966 with wireless communications Currently Unitech provides Cisco 350 support for the PA966 with...

Page 38: ...s Card The PA966 is pre loaded with connection software from Cisco The PA966 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 screw and th...

Page 39: ...ide Setting up RF Card pre loaded in CF Slot of PA966 The PA966 has optional RF model which is pre loaded with RF Card in CF slot The PA966 RF model will automatically display the following screen when terminal is power on om ...

Page 40: ... Indicator SDRAM 64MB Flash ROM 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 software keyboard bar code laser scanner and imager scanner Keypad 36 physical keys with backlight including cursor key numeric keypad alpha keypad TAB ESC FUNC brightness and contrast controls OS and Software Programming Tool...

Page 41: ...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 s y m b o l w id t h Decode Zone Laser Scan Engine Light Source Visible Laser Dicode VLD 650nm Scan Rate 39 Scan Sec Scan angle 53 from normal Min print contrast 25 absolute dark light reflectanceat 650nm Power Consumption 65mA typicle 5V ...

Page 42: ...a Telpen Toshiba UPC A E Imager Scan Engine Focal Point 7 inches 17 8cm from lens plate nominal Working Range 8 mil Linear 020cm 10 mil PDF417 025cm 13 mil UPC 033cm 15 mil PDF417 038cm 15 mil Data Matrix 038cm 35 mil MaxiCode 089cm Near 3 5 in 8 9cm 3 1 in 7 9cm 2 5 in 6 4cm 3 5 in 8 9cm 3 7 in 9 4cm 2 0 in 5 1cm Far 7 6 in 19 3cm 9 0 in 22 9cm 12 5 in 31 8cm 11 2 in 28 4cm 6 5 in 16 5cm 13 in 33...

Page 43: ...tec Aztec Mesas Code 49 EAN UCC Composite PDF 417 MicroPDF417 MixiCode Data Matrix QR Code 2D Postal Postnet Planet Code British Post Canadian Post Japanese Post KIX Post Viewing Angle 40º Ambient Light 535 to 100 000 lux full sunlight Aiming Illumination LEDs 626nm 30nm Green Aiming LEDs 526nm 30nm Red Aiming LEDs 626nm 30nm Laser Aiming 650nm 10nm ...

Page 44: ... power on Heaater turn on 230mA typical Heater only Standby mode 100mA Suspend 5mA Power Consumption Using Maing Battery at At 8V 25 C Battery Charge 3 hours with external AC DC adapter 3 hours with docking station 1 rechargeable 3 7V 120mAH Ni MH battery cell for data backup Interface Port PCMCIA CF PCMCIA Type II slot CF Type I Type II slot accept memory modem and RF cards RS232 USB Charging Por...

Page 45: ...Description 1 DCD 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Send Data 4 DTR Data Transmit Ready 5 SG Signal Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator 10 USB 5V USB 5V 11 12V 12V Input 12 NC 13 NC 14 GDN Ground 15 UDC USB Differential Data Signal High Side 16 UDC USB Differential Data Signal Low Side 5 91 15 01cm Depth Width 3 49 8 76cm Dimensions PA967 7 28 18 5cm Le...

Page 46: ...port Accessories List Accessories Desktop Cradle Car Kit Modem Cradle 4 Slot Multi bay Battery Pack Universal Power Supply Power Cord US Power Cord EU Power Cord UK 2 Slot Battery Charger 4 Slot Battery Charger USB Cable w DC in port RS232 Cable w DC in port USB Cable Cradle to PC RS232 Cable Cradle to PC Stylus Standard Tethered Stylus Option External Antenna Kit for Sierra 750 GPRS card External...

Page 47: ... updated the PA962 will auto matically cold start with the new OS Update and Upgrade OS Appendix B Update OS via Compact Flash or USB You may choose update OS via CF or USB select the Bootmode in PA966 Utilities Insert CompactFlash chip into PC Card Adapter ...

Page 48: ...t W ARNING Terminal w ill be reset to default settings and da ta w ill 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 ensure the battery is not depleted If terminal is connecte...

Page 49: ...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...

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