Unitech PA968, User Manual

Page 1: ...unitech PA968 Rugged Mobile Computer User s Manual Copyright 2010 unitech Electronics Co Ltd 1 alpha TAB tuv 8 FUNC H1 0 abc 2 def 3 ghi 4 jkl 5 mno 6 pqrs 7 wxyz 9 ESC Enter H2 400648G Version 3 2...

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Page 3: ...ware Licensing Program Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device pursuant to part 15 of th...

Page 4: ...ment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte les exigences du Reglement sur le material broilleur du Canada European Conformity Statement Declaration of Conformity with Regard to th...

Page 5: ...ptimal performance It is normal that the battery balloons or expands beyond one year or the maximum of 500 cycles Although it does not cause harm it can not be used again and must be disposed of accor...

Page 6: ...ion and will not be charged when the tem perature of battery is over 50 degrees Storage and Safety Notice Although charged Lithium Ion batteries may be left unused for several months their capacity ma...

Page 7: ...A Tour of the PA968 4 Front View 4 Back View 5 Setting up the PA968 6 Installing the Battery 6 Charging the Battery 8 Charging the battery with USB charging cable 8 Charging the battery with the crad...

Page 8: ...Fi Connection 26 Using the Summit Utilities 29 Admin Login 29 Scan Available AP 29 Commit and Activate 30 SiRF Instant FixTM for Quick GPS Connection 32 Chapter 4 Barcode Scanner Programs 35 Scanner S...

Page 9: ...al time transactions The PA968 is a rugged compact and lightweight palm size mobile computer using Windows CE 5 0 operating system and incorporating an integral bar code scanning device advanced finge...

Page 10: ...DPA 850 1900 2100MHz 3 5G Five bands GSM GPRS 850 900 1800 1900Mhz UMTS WCDMA HSDPA 850 1900 2100Mhz GPRS Edge Integrated WPAN WLAN WWAN Built in GPS Audio MIC Speaker Headset connector Receiver Pictu...

Page 11: ...h is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Package Contents After opening the box ensure the following accessories for the PA968 are present PA968 Battery Pack Stylus Elastic Stylus Str...

Page 12: ...touch sensitive and responds to the stylus or finger 3 Microphone Inputs audio into your device when recording the voice notes 4 Power button If the device is off press this button to turn it on Alter...

Page 13: ...t can also support USB RS232 hosting for devices such as a USB RS232 scanner keyboard or USB memory key No Component Description 1 Earphone jack Port to plug in the headset connector Use in noisy envi...

Page 14: ...n your area A backup battery cell is embedded into your device to prevent data loss when the removable battery pack is removed or completely discharged This backup battery will keep the data and syste...

Page 15: ...contacts in the compartment and the battery is placed on top of the plastic tab 4 Slide the battery pack while simultaneously pulling the plastic tab until the bat tery clicks into place 5 Replace the...

Page 16: ...ains RAM data in memory for 8 hours Please charge the battery for the period to avoid data loss in RAM memory NOTE Turn the backup battery switch on before charging the battery Data you entered may no...

Page 17: ...ou should recharge the device within 48 hours Otherwise you will lose all data including files stored in the RAM memory Connecting the terminal to a host PC Notebook Use the USB charging cable to conn...

Page 18: ...e date and time Powering On 1 Turn on your device by pressing the power button on the front panel NOTE The PA968 screen ships with a protective plastic film You may remove it by peeling from the corne...

Page 19: ...Tap Recalibrate to calibrate the screen The alignment screen appears NOTE Or press Func key and ESC key simulta neously to bring up the alignment screen 4 Tap the cross hair firmly and accurately 5 C...

Page 20: ...ity options Inserting a Storage Card 1 Remove the two screws from the SD com partment cover and remove the cover 2 Insert the SD card with the notched corner as shown 3 Push the card into the slot unt...

Page 21: ...data loss because of a low backup battery Inserting the SIM card 1 Remove the battery compartment cover and the main battery See Installing the Battery on page 6 2 Slide the cover of the SIM card slo...

Page 22: ...ram Utilities CameraDemo 2 Tap Preview Start to activate the camera 3 Tap Capture Image to capture an image 4 Tap Capture Start Video to start recording a video Tap Capture End Video to end the record...

Page 23: ...ur finger message pops up Gently sweep the finger inwards on the reader 3 Tap Enroll to enroll a fingerprint Please sweep your finger message pops up 4 Gently sweep the finger inwards on the reader fi...

Page 24: ...d utility such as Scanner Settings and Scan2Key To launch the Scanner Control Panel follow these instructions 1 Tap Start Settings and then switch to Control Panel tab 2 Tap the Scanner icon The Scann...

Page 25: ...Start Auto Scan Define the scan interval Tap Start 3 Aim the laser scanner at the selected barcode and press either one of the scanner trigger but ton on the device If you enable Auto Scan you don t...

Page 26: ...device to your computer NOTE If you have a previous version of the Microsoft ActiveSync installed in your computer uninstall it first before installing the latest version of Microsoft ActiveSync To i...

Page 27: ...Partnership setup wizard automatically starts NOTE If ActiveSync doesn t start automatically click Start Programs Microsoft ActiveSync NOTE If a message appears indicating that it is unable to detect...

Page 28: ...copy two types of information to your device files and Pocket Access Win dows CE Store information The following procedure only applies to copying files Refer to the ActiveSync Help on your computer...

Page 29: ...ick Paste To copy the file to your computer right click the file and click Copy Place the cursor in the desired folder for your computer right click then click Paste Bluetooth Connection Your device i...

Page 30: ...ontrol Panel Bluetooth Device Properties 4 Tap Scan Device Select a device you want to connect Double tap the desired device and check Trusted and then Active 5 On your computer click Active Sync Conn...

Page 31: ...gistered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd 6 On your terminal tap Start Programs Bluetooth BTActiveSync 7 The BTActiveSync icon appears on the task bar Double tap the icon 8 Tap More 9 Tap Inqui...

Page 32: ...the SIM card in your terminal first See Using the SIM Card on page 13 NOTE Please turn off the SIM card lock if your SIM card is password protected 1 Tap Start Programs GPRS 32WANDEMO 2 Tap Power on...

Page 33: ...registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd 4 Tap Start Programs GPRS 32WANRAS The 32WANRAS DialUp window appears Tap Open Connection 5 The Connection window appears Tap Con nect 6 The GPRS ico...

Page 34: ...be added either when the network is detected or by manually entering settings information Before following these instructions make sure if authentication information is needed 1 Tap Start Programs Su...

Page 35: ...ake settings activate properly Tap OK and then tap OK to exit the Summit Client Utility 4 Tap Start Programs Utilities Boot Mode Tap Warm Boot to warm start the ter minal and load the previous setting...

Page 36: ...Chapter 3 Getting Connected 28 7 The network icon appears on the taskbar when the RF is connected...

Page 37: ...ademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Using the Summit Utilities You can use the Summit Client Utility tool to setup or change the WiFi settings Admin Login 1 To login as an administrator tap Admin Lo...

Page 38: ...Connected 30 2 You may select a desired AP to create a new profile Tap Configure 3 Tap Yes to create the new profile 4 Enter the WEP key or network key Tap OK Commit and Activate 1 Tap Commit to acti...

Page 39: ...make settings activate properly Tap OK and then tap OK to exit the Summit Client Utility 4 Tap Start Programs Utilities Boot Mode Tap Warm Boot to warm start the ter minal and load the previous settin...

Page 40: ...ing information into your device This data is needed to determine the GPS position of your current loca tion GPSUtility downloads ephemeris data from a Web server instead of from the satel lites using...

Page 41: ...l rights reserved unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd To Download Data Please follow the following steps to download the ephemeris data 1 Tap Tool Ephemeris Download 2 A Do...

Page 42: ...34 4 When the successful download message appears tap OK 5 Tap Tools Connect Then you will see GPS data at the right side 6 Tap Tools Ephemeris Provide to finish the GPS connection...

Page 43: ...ogy for a differ ent application the Scanner Control Panel provides the ability to change default sym bology place delimiter characters behind scanned data and save the settings Tap Start Settings Con...

Page 44: ...denda Addenda required Include addenda separator EAN 8 YES YES 2 digit addenda 5 digit addenda Addenda required Include addenda separator IATA 2 of 5 YES data length Interleaved 2 of 5 YES YES YES dat...

Page 45: ...Transmit Check Char Digit Others Aztec YES Runes data length Codablock F YES data length Code 49 YES data length Data Matrix YES data length EAN UCC Composite YES UPC composite data length MaxiCode YE...

Page 46: ...y allocation All records and entries are retained after a soft reset Unsaved data in open programs may lost Performing a Warm Boot 1 Remove the stylus from its holder 2 Lightly press the tip of the st...

Page 47: ...ove the battery compartment cover and the main battery See Installing the Battery on page 6 2 Turn the backup battery switch off 3 Turn the backup battery switch on 4 Put the battery back into the bat...

Page 48: ...speaker headset connector receiver Video CIF 352x240 pixel 15 pix sec Address Locating GPS Expansion Slot SD memory slot Power Source Main battery 13 69 Watts Li ion battery pack Backup battery One r...