Symbol PTC-2124, User Manual

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Chapter 3 Configuring TN-3270/5250
12 PTC-2124 User’s Guide
Through an optional laser scanner module
A bar code is a series of vertical bars
and spaces used to encode
information in a machine-readable
form. They are used on nearly every
item in business today.
A second method of entering data is with the PTC’s
optional laser scanner module. When you scan a 1D
bar code that the PTC is programmed to read, the
PTC and scanner interpret the data and store it in the
PTC’s memory. See Appendix F for instructions on
using the scanner module and for a list of supported
bar codes.
Via the radio
Refer to the section titled "Radio" on page 13 for
information on radio communication.
Applications
The Symbol Pen-Based SC400 Software Development
Kit, Symbol part number SK20-0219, is available to
assist you in developing pen-based applications for
your PTC. Contact your Symbol representative for
more information.
Storing data
Data entered into the PTC can be stored in the PTC’s
RAM, on an internal solid-state compact flash hard
disk drive, on removable PCMCIA solid-state data
cards, or on rotating media.
In addition to storing data entered by the user, the
PTC’s solid-state compact flash hard disk drive also
stores the DOS or WinCE operating system.
If your PTC contains a factory-
installed LAN radio, only one PCMCIA
slot, which accepts Type II cards, is
available. PCMCIA data cards are credit-card-sized memory
cards that are used much as floppy disks are in a
personal computer. The PTC-2124 has two user-
accessible PCMCIA slots that can accept two Type II
cards (one per slot) or one Type III card.