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Chapter 3
Non Portable Mode
NON PORTABLE mode allows the user to transmit data directly from the
TriCoder to the host computer immediately without saving the data in the
TriCoder's memory. Once data is entered via scanning a bar code or using the
keypad, data is transmitted immediately by the TriCoder to the host. This mode
is primarily used with the USB interface and the keyboard wedge interface. It is
also used to test serial communication. NON PORTABLE mode is used to
enter data directly into an application. Common applications include library
check in/out, document tracking, and Point-Of-Sale. NON PORTABLE mode
should also be used to establish communication between the TriCoder and host
computer before serial or fast USB data uploads are attempted.
Getting in and out of NON PORTABLE mode
When you turn the TriCoder on, the first screen you see is the TriCoder version
screen. After the opening screen is the TriCoder Mode Menu. The Mode
Menu is your navigational tool for getting into an out of the different activities
in the TriCoder. The Mode Menu consists of the following prompts:
DATA COLLECTION?
KEY [YES/NO]?_
DATA UPLOAD?
KEY [YES/NO]?_
NON PORTABLE MODE
KEY [YES/NO]?_
PROGRAMMING MODE?
KEY [YES/NO]?_
PROGRAM TRANSMIT?
KEY [YES/NO]?_
PROGRAM RECEIVE?
KEY [YES/NO]?_
Answering NO to any prompt takes you to the next prompt. If you are
already in a particular mode (i.e. Non Portable Mode) and want to get back
to the Mode Menu, simply press the F1 key.
If you are in NON PORTABLE mode and turn the TriCoder off, when you
turn the TriCoder back on and press a key at the opening screen you are
automatically brought back into NON PORTABLE mode.