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RM50 Handy Terminal User Guide

    

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ATHESI    -    13 Villa Languedoc, 94430 Chennevières sur Marne    -    Tel +33 (0)1 74 01 71 20 – Fax +33 (0)1 74 01 71 28 

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5.

 

Bad Scanning Position 

 

 

Make sure that the bars enter the laser beam when scanning large 

barcodes. 

 

 

Scanning operations may fail if the laser beam position as below. 

 

 

Note

  This product scans using laser light. Never look directly into the 

laser light or shine the laser light into the eyes 

 
 

2.5.  Resetting the Handy Terminal 

 

2.5.1.  Software (Warm) Reset 

A warm reset is a transition from the on, idle, or suspend power state that close 

all applications, clears the working RAM, but preserves the file system. 

Reason to Warm Rese

If an application “

hangs”, initiate a warm reset to 

terminate the application only. 

Procedure to Warm Rese

To initialize a warm reset, press and hold the 

<

ESC> & <Power> key. 

Note

 

After Warm Rese

 

The desktop appears with the application shortcuts on the 
screen. 

 

The custom settings in the registry are persistent. 

 

The RF Network PC card if present, connects to the network 
system. 

Summary of Contents for RM50

Page 1: ...Microsoft Windows CE 5 0 Rugged Handy Terminal Version 1 0 November 24 2008 ...

Page 2: ... Terminal Front Side View 13 2 2 2 Handy Terminal Back Side View 13 2 3 Keypad Description 15 2 3 1 Key Maps and Behavior 16 2 3 2 Numeric Keypad Alpha Mode and Triple Click 18 2 3 3 Rotating The Screen 20 2 3 4 The Soft Keypad 20 2 4 Scanning Barcode 21 2 5 Resetting the Handy Terminal 22 2 5 1 Software Warm Reset 22 2 5 2 Cold Reset 23 2 6 Saving to Flash 23 2 7 SD Card 24 Charpt 3 Getting Start...

Page 3: ... 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com 3 4 2 The Task Bar 32 3 4 3 Using the Stylus 32 3 5 Calibration of the touch Screen 33 3 6 Control Panel 34 3 6 1 Barcode Setting 34 3 6 2 UDC Setting 36 3 7 Backup and Restore Function 36 Charpt 4 Communication 38 4 1 Bluetooth Device 38 4 2 Ethernet Network 39 4 3 Microsoft ActiveSync 40 ...

Page 4: ...electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing 1 1 General Use And Product Safety Do not stare into the laser beam directly or shine it into eyes Never use strong pressure onto the screen or subject it to severe impact as the LCD panel could become cracked and possibility cause personal injury If the LCD panel is broken never touch the liquid inside for such contact wo...

Page 5: ... pack with nails strike the battery pack with a hammer step on the battery pack or otherwise put it to strong impacts or shocks Do not solder directly onto the battery pack Do not expose battery pack to liquid or allow the battery contacts to get wet Do not disassemble or modify the battery pack The battery pack contains safety and protection devices which if damaged may cause the battery pack to ...

Page 6: ...allation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 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 following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit diffe...

Page 7: ...in U S A The FCC ID of Handy Terminal is SPY PDT 1 4 WEEE Compliance This symbol is placed on the product to remind users to dispose of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEEE appropriately per Directive Europe 2002 96 EC In most areas this product can be recycled reclaimed and re used when properly discarded Do not discard labeled units with trash 1 5 System Specifications Processor Marve...

Page 8: ...ion 40 bit and 128 bit keys WEP WPA TKIP and WPA2 AES Support coexistence with Bluetooth RF Radio Support Option Bluetooth WPAN Class II with V2 0 compliant Range 10 m Support coexistence with WiFi External Connect Ports One cradle connector support RS232 DC IN and USB Host Client Cradle connector support cable and Cradle USB supports USB Client with USB 1 1 compliant USB Host and Client will be s...

Page 9: ...attery charge time 3 5Hrs for 4000mAH 3 0Hrs for 2000mAH 100 240Vac 50 60Hz Input 5Vdc 5 0Adc output Button Key One 32 keys Numeric Alpha keypad LED keypad backlight One Power LCD Backlight button Keypad backlight will be turned on automatically when any key is pressed One Barcode Scanner Button and four Navigation Buttons Dimensions 175 L x 66 56 W x 43 35 H mm Weight 375g extended battery 330g s...

Page 10: ... mail info athesi com Operation Temperature 10 Humidity 95 non condensing 40 Free Drop 1 2m 5ft drop to concrete 3 drops per 6 sides Tumble Drop 100 times 1 0m tumbles 200 drops Environmental Sealing IP54 Standard ESD 8KV Air Discharge 4KV Contact Discharge 1 7 Product Label The Handy Terminal has several labels as showed in Figure 1 1 and Figure 1 2 ...

Page 11: ...0 1 74 01 71 20 Fax 33 0 1 74 01 71 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com Figure 1 2 1 8 Warranty And After Service Should this Handy Terminal be malfunctioned please contact your original retailer providing information about the product name the serial number and the details about the problem ...

Page 12: ...s Small rugged lightweight form factor Microsoft Windows CE Net 5 0 operating system Flexible module design Wireless mobility via 802 11b g Bluetooth by optional Robust expansion capability Trans missive type color LCD display 2 1 Package Contents Open the package and check all the parts are inside without shortage and damage Figure 2 1 No Item Notes 1 Handy Terminal Standard 2 Supplement CD with ...

Page 13: ...13 Villa Languedoc 94430 Chennevières sur Marne Tel 33 0 1 74 01 71 20 Fax 33 0 1 74 01 71 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com 2 2 General View 2 2 1 Handy Terminal Front Side View Figure 2 2 2 2 2 Handy Terminal Back Side View Figure 2 2 ...

Page 14: ...ack is charged full 3 LCM Touch Panel Do specific action through touch panel by stylus 4 Scan key Start scanning the barcode by pressing the scan key 5 Power key Turns on off the system resume or suspend if this key button is pressed 6 Fun key This key is used in combination with other keys to type special characters and perform system functions 7 F1 key F4 key The four application keys hot keys o...

Page 15: ...ta entry 13 Ear phone jack Connector A connector to plug a earphone set with microphone 14 DC power USB Serial Synchronization port A connector to support DC power USB Host Client and serial functions 15 Barcode window A window for scanning of barcode reader 16 Stylus Use the stylus for selecting items and entering information 17 Battery cover Protect Battery pack keep the switch of battery cover ...

Page 16: ... Alpha keypad containing 0 9 digits as single keystrokes will be produced The triple click behavior to Alphabetic keys is described elsewhere Positi on Legend Default Shift Function Orange Function Blue Function 1 Escape 2 Scan 3 Enter 4 F1 F9 F5 5 F2 F10 F6 6 F3 F11 F7 7 F4 F12 F8 8 Up Arrow Page Up Increase Volume 9 Down Arrow Page Down Reduce Volume 10 Left Arrow Reduce Backlight 11 Right Arrow...

Page 17: ...tesi com e mail info athesi com 12 1 13 2 14 3 End 15 4 16 5 17 6 18 7 Windows Icon 19 8 Screen Rotation 20 9 K B Lock Icon 21 0 22 23 24 BkSp Home Logo Space 25 Enter Shift mode Cancel Shift mode 26 Tab Back Tab Caps Lock 27 Delete Ins 28 Enter Blue function mode Enter Orange Function Mode Cancel Blue Function Mode Cancel Blue Function Mode ...

Page 18: ... the 32 key Numeric keypad system an Alpha mode allows Alphabetic characters to be entered To enter the Alpha mode press the ALPHA key After that the 2 3 8 9 keys will only represent Alphabetic characters per the table below Default Alpha mode produces lower case alphabetic characters User can use Shift or Caps Lock to get upper case alphabetic characters No keyboard messages will be generated unt...

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Page 20: ...gree 180 degree and 270 degree four option CAUTIO Please don t enter into settings Control Panel Barcode Settings to modify any setting before the scanning is completed 2 3 4 The Soft Keypad In applications that accept keypad input the soft input panel SIP can be used to enter data using the stylus The SIP is digital QWERTY style keyboard To open the SIP tap the keyboard icon to open the menu and ...

Page 21: ...ong as you hold the key or for five seconds 2 Upon reading a barcode the red LED indicator comes on until the trigger is release or five seconds The green LED and the beep tone indicate a good read 3 Aim the scanning beam at the center of barcode 4 Barcode Scanning Position This device can read from 40 to 300mm distance Position the laser scanner close to the barcode when scanning small barcodes A...

Page 22: ...ne the laser light into the eyes 2 5 Resetting the Handy Terminal 2 5 1 Software Warm Reset A warm reset is a transition from the on idle or suspend power state that close all applications clears the working RAM but preserves the file system Reason to Warm Rese If an application hangs initiate a warm reset to terminate the application only Procedure to Warm Rese To initialize a warm reset press an...

Page 23: ...d if you initiate the Cold Reset It s better usually to back up your files to Flash ROM Flash Card or PC 2 6 Saving to Flash The DiskOnChip let the application or a data file can be stored into the Flash Memory To save an application or data to the Flash Memory from your current application select File Save As navigate to the DiskOnChip location and save it Not The DiskOnChip storage memory persis...

Page 24: ...pertie The DiskOnChip Properties dialog will display the size of DiskOnChip 2 7 SD Card The Handy Terminal provide for add a Micro SD memory storage card When insert a Micro SD memory storage card to Handy Terminal Micro SD slot complete the system will create a folder MultiMediaCard The system administrator can find the folder from My computer The Handy Terminal support a Micro SD memory storage ...

Page 25: ...1 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com Charpt 3 Getting Started 3 1 Charging the Battery Pack Before using the Handy Terminal perform the basic procedure of charging the battery pack through the following steps 3 1 1 Installing the battery pack 1 On the Handy Terminal attached with a hand strap detach and loose the hand strap ...

Page 26: ...74 01 71 20 Fax 33 0 1 74 01 71 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com 2 Turn the locking screws right and left downwards and lift the battery cover away from the Handy Terminal 3 Insert the battery pack into the battery compartment with the label facing out and ensuring the battery snaps into place ...

Page 27: ...res sur Marne Tel 33 0 1 74 01 71 20 Fax 33 0 1 74 01 71 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com 4 Replace the battery cover by inserting the top first and then press the bottom in firmly Turn the locking screws right and left upwards to secure the cover to the Handy Terminal ...

Page 28: ... charging time needs approximately 3 hours Cautio When charging the battery pack the Power LED on the Handy Terminal turns on Red After the battery pack is fully charged the Power LED turns to green 3 1 2 Charging the battery pack with Power Adapter 1 Plug in the DC IN Converter to the Handy Terminal bottom connector 2 Connect the Power cord to the Power adapter 3 Plug in the connector of the powe...

Page 29: ...w ahtesi com e mail info athesi com 3 1 3 Charging the battery pack with Single Dock a Leave the battery pack inside of the Handy Terminal 1 Connect the Power cord to the Power adapter 2 Connect the power cord to a power source 3 Plug in the connector of the power adapter with Single Dock 4 Insert the Handy Terminal into the Single Dock ...

Page 30: ... After the battery pack is fully charged the Power LED turns to Blue Cautio Please don t remove the Battery pack too long from Handy Terminal after you have already full charged the Battery pack and backup battery pack and start to use the Handy Terminal Otherwise the data stored inside SDRAM memory will be lost Please also keep in mind power the Handy Terminal off if you want to change the main B...

Page 31: ...hapter 2 7 1 As the Handy Terminal initializes its File system the Terminal splash screen displays for about 30 seconds followed by calibration screen Every time you perform a cold reset these screens will also appear To turn off the Handy Terminal just press the Power Backlight key again This action does not actually turn off the Handy Terminal it only turn the Handy Terminal into suspend mode Al...

Page 32: ...on for the active program the current time and system icons for utilities loaded in memory The Task bar includes menu names buttons and the keyboard icon which opens and closes the soft input panel SIP The Task bar allows you to select and close programs Refer to Figure 3 1 to view the Task bar Figure 3 1 3 4 3 Using the Stylus The stylus function like a mouse hold the stylus like a pen or pencil ...

Page 33: ...led Align Screen opens Use the stylus to press and hold briefly on the center of each target as it moves around the screen If necessary adjust the backlight on the Handy Terminal to make the screen readable See below 2 4 4 Adjusting the brightness When you feel the touch screen function is poor or the operation does not match the exact location it should be please recalibrate the screen by using t...

Page 34: ...ol panel also All applet programs are displayed as a icon on the screen Figure 3 2 3 6 1 Barcode Setting Double click the BC Settings icon from control panel to open the barcode setting The system administrator can enable disable the barcode type from the barcode page that can be decoded by scanner which you enable Tap the Symblogy page you can select a barcode type form Symblogy item to do the ad...

Page 35: ...r Guide 35 ATHESI 13 Villa Languedoc 94430 Chennevières sur Marne Tel 33 0 1 74 01 71 20 Fax 33 0 1 74 01 71 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com Tap the Vibrator page you can set vibrator after barcode scan ok Figure 3 3 ...

Page 36: ... cable or cradle The Host2 is USB Host that support USB 1 1 device and you can connect with USB keyboard USB mouse or USB flash disk by cradle Figure 3 4 3 7 Backup and Restore Function Tap Start Program Backup Manager the SunnySoft Backup Manager program be executed The system administrator cans choice Easy Mode or Advanced Mode to backup all system or backup the folders what you want The backup ...

Page 37: ...28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com If insert the Micro SD card to the terminal the MutiMediaCard folder will be created for Micro SD card by System The backup file is an execution file The system administrator can double click the backup file icon to restore the system After restore complete please warm reset again Figure 3 5 ...

Page 38: ...Terminal that default friend name is WindowsCE Note 0 1 2 The system administrator can assign a device name from Device Name Page default is WindowsCE The administrator can perform procedure as follow to communication with Bluetooth device and Terminal Double click the Bluetooth Device Properties icon Press Scan Device button to discovery the Bluetooth device nearby the Terminal Select the Bluetoo...

Page 39: ...ennevières sur Marne Tel 33 0 1 74 01 71 20 Fax 33 0 1 74 01 71 28 www ahtesi com e mail info athesi com Figure 4 1 4 2 Ethernet Network Terminal Wi Fi 802 11 b g model can communicate with the host computer using the on board radio frequency component and Access point ...

Page 40: ...itdatacom com SCU htm 4 3 Microsoft ActiveSync Microsoft ActiveSync is a file transfer tool that has possibility to connect with a host pc and an Terminal and synchronize the files on them You can establish an ActiveSync connection between host pc and Terminal through the following electrical interfaces RS232 interface either directly or through the single cradle USB interfac either directly or th...

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