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9500PPC Mobile Computer

Reference Manual

2.1.3 TASKBAR

The taskbar is at the bottom of the

Today

screen, where the

New

button allows the creation of

different jobs.

When in an application, part of the taskbar will become the Command Bar which contains buttons
and menus for performing tasks in the program.

Note: To configure the New menu, go to Start > Settings > Personal tab and select Menus.

UNDERSTANDING THE BUTTONS OR ICONS ON THE TASKBAR

From the

Today

screen, the taskbar also displays shortcuts to the following items.

BUTTON

SHORTCUT TO

MEANING

New menu

Tap to create a job

Wireless Power
Manager

Tap to run Wireless Power Manager.
Options include WLAN Power and Bluetooth Power.

Summary of Contents for 9500PPC

Page 1: ...REFERENCE MANUAL 9500PPC MOBILE COMPUTER DOC Version 2 02...

Page 2: ...produced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of CIPHERLAB CO LTD For...

Page 3: ...the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FOR CANA...

Page 4: ...ll be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible Make sure there is stable power supply for the mobile computer or its peripherals to operate properly CARE MAINTENANCE This mobile com...

Page 5: ...ified section 1 5 9 add Symbologies Enabled 1 05 July 27 2006 New section 2 4 CF SD Card illustrating installation procedure Corrected section 1 3 9 Reader lParam instead of IParam 1 04 June 22 2006 M...

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Page 7: ...OMPUTER 7 1 1 Battery 7 1 1 1 Installing the Battery 7 1 1 2 Charging the Battery 9 1 1 3 Understanding the Battery Icons 9 1 1 4 Power Management 9 1 2 Memory 10 1 2 1 Caution of Data Loss 11 1 2 2 C...

Page 8: ...ardware Reset Cold Reboot 36 PERSONALIZING THE 9500PPC MOBILE COMPUTER 37 3 1 Changing Personal Settings 37 3 2 Changing System Settings 38 3 3 Changing Connection Settings 40 USING APPLICATIONS 41 4...

Page 9: ...ata Capture 69 Electrical Characteristics 69 Physical Characteristics 70 Environmental Characteristics 70 Programming Support 71 Accessories 71 SCAN ENGINE SETTINGS 73 Symbologies Supported 73 RFID Ta...

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Page 11: ...uirements and has been found durable and resistant to shock water and dust It is specifically designed for all day everyday use as well as for data intensive applications in harsh environments This ma...

Page 12: ...2 9500PPC Mobile Computer Reference Manual GETTING FAMILIARIZED WITH 9500PPC Figure 1 Front Back View...

Page 13: ...d install it to the mobile computer by following these steps 1 Place the mobile computer face down on a flat and clean surface 2 Screw one end of the hand strap to the shield like cover on the back of...

Page 14: ...r face down on a flat and clean surface 2 Remove the shield like cover on the back of the mobile computer by unscrewing If the hand strap is installed remove it first Keep the cover and screws for fut...

Page 15: ...moisture dust to industrial standard IP 64 Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition operating system 400 MHz Intel PXA255 processor 128 MB non volatile NAND flash memory to store OS and software p...

Page 16: ...AG exe for desktop PC enables easy customization of data collection applications Programming support includes Reader DLL and System API Accessories and peripherals include pistol grip international A...

Page 17: ...at least 6 hours without the main battery In the meantime you have to replace the main battery as soon as possible 1 1 1 INSTALLING THE BATTERY When you first receive the package the rechargeable fun...

Page 18: ...8 9500PPC Mobile Computer Reference Manual 3 Hold the mobile computer still and slide the battery latch to lock the battery in the compartment Figure 5 Adjusting DIP Switch Installing the Main Battery...

Page 19: ...ake sure it is fully charged before use Always prepare a spare battery pack especially when you are on the road 1 1 3 UNDERSTANDING THE BATTERY ICONS The battery pack is the only power source for the...

Page 20: ...t mode from the Connectivity button Note The power to the wireless module is controlled by Wireless Power Manager The wireless power settings here are provided only when the wireless power is turned o...

Page 21: ...orage It refers to the memory allocated for running programs In the Storage Card tab it displays the current capacity and usage of the selected memory type DiskOnChip SD or CF card The DiskOnChip is p...

Page 22: ...the Ingress Protection rating of enclosures may not be the same as claimed 1 Press the Power key to turn off the mobile computer 2 Remove the top enclosure of the mobile computer by unscrewing the fou...

Page 23: ...numeric mode by default Note Functionality of keys is application dependent PRESS FIRST AND THEN The LED backlight of LCD as well as keypad can be controlled at the same time It can be toggled ON OFF...

Page 24: ...mbers Press one time Small letters Press two times Capital letters Note If you are using the software keypad via SIP tap CAP Caps Lock to toggle between upper case and lower case alphabetic modes 1 3...

Page 25: ...klight of LCD as well as keypad Toggle ON OFF the backlight of keypad only Turn ON the backlight of LCD and decrease its luminosity Turn ON the backlight of LCD and increase its luminosity Increase vo...

Page 26: ...fe It is suggested to dim the backlight while working in a well lit area or automatically turn off the mobile computer when not in use 1 4 1 ADJUSTING THE BACKLIGHT PRESS FIRST AND THEN The LED backli...

Page 27: ...cklight Alternatively you may select to auto adjust backlight by the battery s capacity 1 4 2 RE CALIBRATING THE SCREEN This LCD is also a touch screen that can be calibrated through screen alignment...

Page 28: ...desired level 1 5 3 VIBRATOR The mobile computer is integrated with a vibrator which is software programmable for feedback This can be helpful when working in noisy environments 1 6 DATA CAPTURE A wid...

Page 29: ...ctiveSync installed on your computer before you connect the USB cable from the cradle to your computer Refer to section 2 3 Using ActiveSync UNDERSTANDING THE STATUS INDICATORS FRONT PANEL LEDS INDICA...

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Page 31: ...Getting Started 21 2 2 Finding out the Capabilities of Your Mobile Computer 26 2 3 Using ActiveSync 27 2 4 Managing Programs 30 2 5 System Reset 36 2 1 GETTING STARTED When the 9500PPC Mobile Compute...

Page 32: ...de or Standby mode It means the system is in power saving status and waiting for user interference Warning In order to save battery power it is suggested that the mobile computer is set to be automati...

Page 33: ...s Provides access to available programs in the directory My Device Windows Start Menu Programs Provides access to system settings Connectivity Tap to access settings of connections Turn on flight mode...

Page 34: ...h contains buttons and menus for performing tasks in the program Note To configure the New menu go to Start Settings Personal tab and select Menus UNDERSTANDING THE BUTTONS OR ICONS ON THE TASKBAR Fro...

Page 35: ...tion Note If no Wi Fi button go to Start Programs and run the program Swluce If no barcode button go to Start Programs and run the program ReaderCfg 2 1 4 INPUT METHODS Data entry can be performed by...

Page 36: ...rvices listed in the system information are supported currently DEVICE CONFIGURATION CODE The device configuration of 9500PPC Mobile Computer is displayed in 4 digits xxxx Take the screenshot of Syste...

Page 37: ...wn below http www microsoft com windowsmobile default mspx After downloading and installation run the program For detailed information on the program you may click the Help menu and then select the Mi...

Page 38: ...nership is selected Note For ActiveSync via Bluetooth refer to the Bluetooth Manager 2 3 2 ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS Click Add Remove Programs from the Tools Menu so that you can proceed to install a progra...

Page 39: ...d the program and select Delete from the pop up menu 1 Go to Start Settings System tab and select Remove Programs 2 Tap the name of the program that you want to delete 3 Tap Remove 4 Tap Yes to un ins...

Page 40: ...ActiveSync File Explorer to move the program by Copy and Paste Shortcut ActiveSync on the desktop computer to create a shortcut to the program and place the shortcut in the Programs folder Warning To...

Page 41: ...t seven programs at most USING FILE EXPLORER TO ADD A PROGRAM TO START MENU 1 Go to Start Programs and select File Explorer Alternatively you can press the Task key on the keypad to launch File Explor...

Page 42: ...O ADD A PROGRAM TO START MENU 1 When connected open the Microsoft ActiveSync window on your desktop computer 2 Click the Explorer button from the toolbar 3 Navigate through file folders to find the pr...

Page 43: ...olbar 3 Navigate to the target folder where you wish to create a new folder 4 Right click anywhere blank on the window and select New Folder from the pop up menu A subfolder will be created 2 4 3 LOCA...

Page 44: ...ly you can press the Task key on the keypad to quick launch File Explorer 2 Tap the folder list which is labeled My Documents by default and then the folder that you want to view for example DiskOnChi...

Page 45: ...o conserve memory However random access memory SDRAM may be used up when running too many programs As a result it will slow down the operation or cause program errors In that case you should stop one...

Page 46: ...tware reset also known as a warm boot will restart the mobile computer and keep all the saved files To perform a software reset use the stylus to press the Reset button During operation the removal of...

Page 47: ...hanging Connection Settings 40 3 1 CHANGING PERSONAL SETTINGS Go to Start Settings Personal tab Here you may set up your personal profile that includes personal information preferred configuration set...

Page 48: ...items that will appear on the New button menu when it is turned on Owner Information Identification Notes tab Enter your contact information or notes Options tab Select to display your identification...

Page 49: ...certificates to establish the identity of other computers such as servers Clock Alarms Time tab You may have at most two time zones one is Home based system time and the other can be the place you vis...

Page 50: ...operation Autorun tab You may configure the autorun feature of SD MMC card 3 3 CHANGING CONNECTION SETTINGS Go to Start Settings Connections tab Here you may verify or manually set up connections Tap...

Page 51: ...ELESS POWER MANAGER Wireless Power Manager is a control panel applet which allows you to choose and enable the wireless connectivity WLAN 802 11b and or Bluetooth That is the power to the wireless mod...

Page 52: ...of the check boxes and turn on the wireless signals Note The wireless power settings are provided only when the wireless power is turned on through the Wireless Power Manager 4 2 1 CONNECTIVITY STATU...

Page 53: ...ss power is still enabled ticked in Wireless Power Manager Tap the Connectivity button and then tap Turn on flight mode Wireless signals will be stopped temporarily and can be recovered later by tappi...

Page 54: ...vice or the mobile computer itself For some Bluetooth Serial Port application such as ActiveSync the connection must be initiated from the mobile computer 4 2 1 BLUETOOTH PROFILES SUPPORTED The suppor...

Page 55: ...eive a file from the mobile computer where Beam File is used Note A file or message received on the mobile computer will be stored in My Documents folder while a contact will be stored in the Contacts...

Page 56: ...ttings POWER This option is unavailable for it is controlled by Wireless Power Manager It simply indicates the Bluetooth power status DEVICE ID You may rename the mobile computer Usually a friendly Bl...

Page 57: ...etooth paired device list It shows any previously paired devices SEARCH NEW DEVICES If it is blank tap Search New Device to discover any Bluetooth enabled devices within range It will generate a list...

Page 58: ...On your computer a Bluetooth PIN Code Required balloon right above is displayed over the notification area when a connection is attempted if Secure Connection is enabled Click the balloon to proceed 3...

Page 59: ...o if you do not want to use the Bluetooth Serial Port service If you do not want to change the name of your computer tap Finish right below 5 The Bluetooth connection has been set up successfully Tap...

Page 60: ...tap No to close that dialog box you may still register a serial port in this tab COM8 is registered as Server Port by default The connection will be initiated by a remote device Tap Register New Clien...

Page 61: ...t Programs and select ActiveSync 2 Tap Tools on the lower left corner and select Connect via Bluetooth 3 The Options command will be available now Tap Options left below 4 In the PC tab tap Options ri...

Page 62: ...ter as the selected device to connect On your computer click the Bluetooth Authorization Requested balloon when it pops up 9 On your computer the Bluetooth Service Authorization dialog box pops up Cli...

Page 63: ...he COM port it uses matches the one assigned to your Bluetooth serial port Otherwise the connection will fail Microsoft ActiveSync on your computer left below File Connection Settings Bluetooth softwa...

Page 64: ...sired file 3 Tap the file and select Beam File from the pop up menu left below 4 Tap your computer as the device to connect right above 5 On your computer a message indicated the data has been receive...

Page 65: ...Yes to save data If the PIM item is an e mail message it will be saved in My Documents folder My Device My Documents Tap the Task key to launch File Explorer and view data If the PIM item is a contact...

Page 66: ...OM COMPUTER By default the mobile computer has COM 8 registered as a server port It provides Bluetooth Serial Port service for a connection initiated by a remote device such as your computer Note The...

Page 67: ...turned on Note If no Wi Fi button go to Start Programs and run the program Swluce The associated icon will appear on the taskbar again If you are connecting for the first time wait for an antenna to...

Page 68: ...ou want to connect 2 Select the network you will be connected to through the access point Work when connecting to a private network such as a corporate network at work The Internet when connecting to...

Page 69: ...ower Manager and turn off the power to the WLAN module Tap the Connectivity button on the navigation bar and turn on Flight Mode to stop the wireless signals 4 3 2 MONITORING WIRELESS NETWORK STATUS F...

Page 70: ...rate network at work The Internet when connecting to a web site TAP AN ADAPTER TO MODIFY SETTINGS Because most networks use DHCP you should not change these settings unless your network administrator...

Page 71: ...e required to be disabled when connecting to a certain access point that doesn t support any power saving mode 4 3 5 INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR REPORTING A PROBLEM Here provides information of the Wi Fi...

Page 72: ...e option will be available 3 To meet your application requirements proceed to configure associated reader settings as well as barcode settings Note 1 The ReaderCfg applet will automatically detect the...

Page 73: ...read barcode and RFID tag at the same time it is recommended that only one scan engine is enabled at a time to prevent from misreading Some RFID tags support both read write operations on a page by pa...

Page 74: ...ring make sure the string length must be even For example if you want to write 0x0A 0x0B and 0x00 to a tag the string you input must be 0A0B00 instead of AB0 4 4 3 DATA OUTPUT Tap the Data Output butt...

Page 75: ...ode type after decoding a barcode Disabled Display Code Length Select the check box to display the code length after decoding a barcode Disabled Display RFID UID Select the check box to display UID af...

Page 76: ...r to Appendix I Scan Engine Settings for the symbologies or RFID tags supported by a scan engine Refer to the Symbology Settings Table in Appendix II CCD Laser Scan Engine Refer to the Symbology Setti...

Page 77: ...eans the backup will cover all non system files and system registries as well as PIM i e Personal Information Management database containing information such as appointments contacts and tasks FILE NA...

Page 78: ...or a hard reset is performed by accident 1 Go to Start Programs Utilities folder and select Backup Utility 2 Select to backup all or PIM only 3 Give a new file name if necessary 4 Select a destination...

Page 79: ...Cradle USB 1 1 Specification Device port type B WPAN Built in module for Bluetooth Class 2 connectivity WLAN Built in module for 802 11b networking DATA IMAGE CAPTURE Barcode Reader Ordering options i...

Page 80: ...or alphanumeric layout LED backlit NOTIFICATIONS Status LED Dual color LED Red Green Audio Mono speaker integrated Vibrator 9000 2000 RPM Max 50 dB EXPANSION SLOTS Secure Digital One SD card slot supp...

Page 81: ...ual Studio 2005 Visual Studio NET 2003 eMbedded Visual C 4 0 SP3 Software Development Kit SDK for Windows Mobile 2003 based Pocket PCs ReaderDLL for reader configuration SOFTWARE UTILITIES Reader Conf...

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Page 83: ...the Scan button while running the ReaderCfg applet on the mobile computer it will read a barcode in position or an RFID tag in proximity depending on which one comes first Note You cannot have 1D 2D...

Page 84: ...of 9 Code 39 9 9 9 Trioptic Code 39 8 9 9 Italian Pharmacode i e Code 32 9 9 9 French Pharmacode 9 8 8 EAN UPC EAN 8 9 9 9 EAN 13 9 9 9 Bookland EAN i e ISBN 9 9 9 UPC E0 9 9 9 UPC E1 8 9 9 UPC A 9 9...

Page 85: ...ould study the specifications of RFID tags before use The Write Page functionality is not supported in the ReaderCfg applet RFID MODULE VERSION 1 0 UID ONLY READ PAGE WRITE PAGE ISO 14443A Mifare Stan...

Page 86: ...00PPC Mobile Computer Reference Manual ICODE SLI 9 9 9 SRF55V02P 9 9 9 SRF55V02S 9 SRF55V10P 9 9 9 TI Tag it HF I 9 9 9 ST LRI64 9 9 9 ISO 15693 ST LRI512 9 9 9 Tagit Tagit 9 9 9 ICODE Phillips ICODE...

Page 87: ...able of re transmitting barcode data if triggering within one second after a successful decoding Momentary Mode Hold down the scan trigger to start with scanning The scanning won t stop until you rele...

Page 88: ...dabar Enable Select Start Stop Characters If Transmit Start Stop Characters is desired select one set abcd abcd abcd tn e ABCD ABCD ABCD TN E abcd abcd Transmit Start Stop Characters Decide whether to...

Page 89: ...ansmitted Yes Select Length One or two fixed lengths Range 1 127 French Pharmacode Disable Transmit Start Stop Character Controlled by the same setting of Code 39 No Transmit Checksum Decide whether t...

Page 90: ...haracter A in the barcode data will be replaced by the character X No Transmit Checksum Decide whether to include the checksum 2 digits in the data being transmitted Yes Telepen Disable Original Telep...

Page 91: ...de the checksum in the data being transmitted Yes Addon 2 Addon 5 Decide whether to decode EAN 13 UPC A with supplementals No UPC A Convert to EAN 13 The UPC A barcode will be expanded into EAN 13 and...

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Page 93: ...scan beam Off Read Redundancy Level 1 Level 1 The following barcodes must be successfully read twice before being decoded BARCODE TYPES CODE LENGTH Codabar All MSI 4 characters of less Discrete 25 In...

Page 94: ...stop characters i e to disable Transmit Start Stop Characters No Select Length One or two fixed lengths Range 1 55 4 55 Code 128 Code 128 Read standard Code 128 barcodes without leading FNC1 character...

Page 95: ...cksum must be enabled so that the checksum can be left out Transmit Checksum disabled No Code 39 Full ASCII Code 39 Full ASCII includes all the alphanumeric and special characters Disable Select Lengt...

Page 96: ...13 The EAN 8 barcode will be expanded into EAN 13 and the next processing will follow the settings configured for EAN 13 No Addon 2 Addon 5 Refer to UPC EAN Addon setting EAN 13 Enable Bookland EAN IS...

Page 97: ...A The UPC E1 barcode will be expanded into UPC A and the next processing will follow the settings configured for UPC A No UCC Coupon Extended Code Disable Read UPC A barcodes starting with digit 5 EA...

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Page 99: ...y frame Far Focus Decode Illumination Decide whether to flash illumination on every barcode capture to aid decoding Turn On Internal LED Turn Off On AIM Pattern Decide whether to project the aim patte...

Page 100: ...e most misdecodes Security Level 2 Select this option if Security Level 1 fails to eliminate misdecodes Security Level 3 Select this option if Security Level 2 also fails to eliminate misdecodes Howev...

Page 101: ...28 Emulation Mode Transmit data as if it was encoded in Code 128 barcodes Transmit AIM Code Identifier must be enabled first Disable UPC Composite Mode UPC barcodes can be linked with a 2D barcode dur...

Page 102: ...Code Enable 2D Symbologies Macro PDF Macro PDF is a special feature for concatenating multiple PDF barcodes into one file known as Macro PDF417 or Macro MicroPDF417 Transmit Decode Mode Decide how to...

Page 103: ...portion of a Macro PDF symbol transmission The Control Header if enabled is always sent with GLI formatting None Note When printing barcodes keep each Macro PDF sequence separate as each has a unique...

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