Datalogic Formula 8500, User Manual

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CONTENTS
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GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................ 1
1.1 SCOPE OF THE MANUAL ............................................................................1
1.2 ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS ...........................................................................2
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................2
1.4 TERMINAL MANUFACTURER AND MODEL IDENTIFICATION ......................3
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION ..................................................... 4
2.1 TERMINAL DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................4
2.2 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................5
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SAFETY REGULATIONS ........................................................... 8
3.1 GENERAL SAFETY RULES ............................................................................8
3.2 MAINTENANCE SAFETY ............................................................................9
3.3 DANGER SIGNALS .....................................................................................9
3.4 U.S. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT -
INFORMATION TO THE USER
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CONNECTIONS ...................................................................... 11
4.1 TERMINAL CONNECTION TO THE HOST COMPUTER ................................11
4.1.1 RS-232 Connection ....................................................................11
4.1.2 Other types of connection ...........................................................13
4.2 CRADLE F985 ..........................................................................................16
4.2.1 F985 cradle .................................................................................18
4.2.2 F985 vehicle cradle ......................................................................19
3.1 CONNECTION CABLES .............................................................................20
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USE AND FUNCTIONING ........................................................ 22
5.1 PCMCIA CARD ........................................................................................22
5.1.1 Inserting the PCMCIA card ..........................................................22
5.1.2 Extracting the PCMCIA card ........................................................24
5.2 TURNING ON THE TERMINAL ...................................................................25