Intermec Trakker Antares 2420, User Manual

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TRAKKER Antares 2420 and 2425 Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual
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scanner timeout
Maximum time the scanner stays after you press the Scan button or activate a cabled
laser scanner.
screen mapping
An application that that allows you to map data fields from a smaller reader or terminal
screen to larger 3270, 5250, or VT/ANSI screens. This image can be stored in the host,
in the DCS 300, or on the local device.
script file
A file that resides on the DCS 300 and provides instructions for navigating around host
application screens. It also provides instructions for mapping transaction fields from the
T2425 to the host application screens.
serial
A communications scheme in which the bits of a byte are transferred one at a time. Often
serial transmission is used to link host computers to terminals and PCs to printers.
serial port
The terminal’s COM1 is an optical serial port. You can communicate through COM1
using a communications dock or optical link adapter. The terminal’s COM4 is a serial
interface module that replaces the scan module.
server
A computer that is configured to provide services to the network.
session
A single runtime copy of a 3270 or 5250 terminal emulator, through which a host
application can be accessed.
SNA (System Network Architecture)
The IBM architecture for supporting computer communications between dissimilar
systems.
software
Coded instructions that direct the operation of a computer. A set of such instructions for
accomplishing a particular task is referred to as a program. Contrast with “firmware.”
SOM
Start of Message character. The first character in messages sent to or received from the
host.