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Using the Radio Manager 

5000 Mobile Terminal Product Guide (5000-REV2.21) 

Chapter 5-31 

 

Chapter 5  : Using the Radio Manager 

This chapter explains how to utilize the Radio Session Menu Bar of the 5000 Mobile Terminal unit.  
 
This chapter discusses the menu items associated with: 
 

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Setup 

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Test Options 

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Monitor Options 

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The AssignKey 

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RF Site Survey Keys 

 
 

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CAUTION

Procedures detailed in this Chapter should only be performed by certified WaveNet 

technicians.  Unauthorized use of the radio spectrum may occur, or significant degredation of 
the 5000’s performance may result, or significant degradation of the WaveNet Wireless LAN 
system may result if the following configuration parameters are not correctly set. 

RADIO SESSION MENU BAR  

The Radio Manager window supports a menu structure consisting of a pop-up menu bar and a 
hierarchy of drop-down lists of menu items. When this window is active, you can press the <Mode> 
key to activate the menu bar. See the section on 'Menu Navigation' in Chapter 3 for general operational 
details. 

Narrow Band Radio Systems 

The following outline illustrates the menu bar and the scope and organization of the menu item which 
are unique to 

WaveNet Wireless LAN Narrow Band

 systems: 

 

Menu Bar Item 

1

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 Sub-Menu 

2

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 Sub-Menu 

Comments 

SETUP 
 

Parameters 

Header Size 

Size (in characters) of synchronization header 
(default = 12) 

 

 

Channel 

RF channel used when the 3000 first powers up 

 

 

ChanSelect 

RF channels which can be switched to 
(consequetive numbers indicate order) when the 
5000 performs cellular channel switching 

 

 

Node Address 

Unique radio data network address for the 3000 

 

 

14.4 

14.4 Kbps radio data link speed 

 

 

9600 

9600 bps radio data link speed 

 

 

7200 

7200 bps radio data link speed 

 

Frequencies 

1: 

Center channel frequency for Radio Channel 1 

 

 

2: 

Center channel frequency for Radio Channel 2 

Summary of Contents for 5000

Page 1: ...5000 MOBILE TERMINAL PRODUCT GUIDE Version 2 22...

Page 2: ...The equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Oper...

Page 3: ...EMOTE DEVICES 1 6 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP 2 7 PRELIMINARY CHECKS 2 7 POWERING UP DOWN 2 7 RESTARTING 2 8 CHAPTER 3 USING TOUCH SCREEN FEATURES 3 9 TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE 3 9 ABOUT TOUCH SCREEN AREAS 3 9...

Page 4: ...UENCIES FREQUENCIES ITEMS 5 36 PARAMETER CLONING CLONEPARAM S ITEMS 5 36 RADIO TEST MENU ITEMS 5 36 RADIO MONITORING MENU ITEMS 5 37 RADIO ASSIGNKEY MENU ITEMS 5 37 RF SITE SURVEY KEYS 5 37 NARROW BAN...

Page 5: ...SIGNING KEY FEATURES 7 64 KEY FONTS 7 64 ENTERING KEY TEXT 7 65 ENTERING KEY DATA 7 65 SAVING CUSTOM KEYBOARDS 7 65 DELETING A CUSTOM KEYBOARD 7 66 ASSIGNING HOT KEYS TO KEYBOARDS 7 66 REVIEWING KEYBO...

Page 6: ...Table of Contents iv SPEAKER MIC PORT 8 79 CHAPTER 9 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 9 81 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL 9 81 ARCHITECTURE 9 81 RADIO TECHNOLOGIES 9 81 DISPLAY KEYBOARD 9 81 EXTERNAL DEVICE INTERFACES...

Page 7: ...TERMINAL 1 2 FIGURE 1 3 A MOUNTED 5000 MOBILE TERMINAL 1 5 FIGURE 3 1 TOUCH SCREEN AREAS 3 10 FIGURE 3 2 THE DISPLAY AREA 3 11 FIGURE 3 3 THE TOUCH KEYPAD OVERLAY 3 12 FIGURE 3 4 EXAMPLE MULTIPLE WIN...

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Page 9: ...t of Tables i List of Tables TABLE 4 1 PRESENTATION WINDOW MENU MAP 4 22 TABLE 6 1 THE SESSION MANAGER WINDOW MENU STRUCTURE 6 45 TABLE 6 2 FONT AND SCREEN SIZES 6 48 TABLE 7 1 KEYBOARD KEY SIZE AND S...

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Page 11: ...major hardware features and its operational network environment Chapter 2 Discusses how to set up the 5000 Mobile Terminal to prepare for configuration monitoring and advanced operations Chapter 3 Di...

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Page 13: ...n interface for interactive multi session communications with host computer systems and their applications The Mobile Terminal communicates to a host via a Model 7000 Base Controller unit see section...

Page 14: ...connectors a power ON OFF push button switch and a DC power cable are located Figure 1 2 Bottom View of the 5000 Mobile Terminal Input Output Ports The MT unit provides one RF port at the antenna con...

Page 15: ...the BarCode menu item of the Presentation Manager s Local menu Keyboard Port The keyboard port is used to attach an external PC compatible keyboard to serve as an alternative to the touch screen pop u...

Page 16: ...ds after the display becomes visible after powering up in order to allow the screen hardware to initialize properly The touch screen should be kept clean use a mild cleaning agent and away from corros...

Page 17: ...Base Controllers and combination of WaveNet Radio Data Remote Devices 7000 Base Controller 7000 Base Controllers connect to computer systems and provide zones of radio data coverage in which Radio Da...

Page 18: ...l vehicles of all types or stationary wired terminal replacement Model 3100 Portable AEI Terminal an extension of the 3000 Portable Terminal incorporating an integral AAR ISO compatible AEI Tag reader...

Page 19: ...OWERING UP DOWN The MT unit accepts external DC power 10 50 Volts via the DC power cable mounted on the bottom of the enclosure see Figure 1 2 DC power can be supplied from a properly fused DC source...

Page 20: ...nal screen will be momentarily blurred while the operating system loads the terminal self checks are performed the hardware configurations are recognized and the software start up sequence is initiate...

Page 21: ...oards Hot Keys Radio Gauges TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE This section discusses the following basic interface features of the touch screen About Touch Screen Areas About Touch Responses See also the section...

Page 22: ...t Presentation Manager P M window Radio Manager window Session Manager windows Various pop up keyboards Various pop up dialog boxes Console window The status bar area is used to provide Selection indi...

Page 23: ...Figure 3 2 The Display Area The Keypad Overlay The keypad overlay supports various utility groups of touch sensitive keys Navigation keys Function keys Pop up keyboard toggles Text editor keys The fol...

Page 24: ...on window area within the display area Whenever you touch a touch sensitive area a cursor in the form of a cross will appear under the contact point Sliding the contact point across the display area w...

Page 25: ...e This figure does not show any of the window menu bars This figure shows the Presentation Manager P M window as the active window Figure 3 4 Example Multiple Windows Window Switching You can switch a...

Page 26: ...tself is not touch sensitive In addition to the active window control buttons there are two window scroll bar control tabs 2x2 mm square one along the bottom border and one along the right border The...

Page 27: ...or cascading the current windows this will provide a default partial size Then use the Size button Plus sign symbol for incremental sizing in conjunction with the Location button Diamond symbol for in...

Page 28: ...e Figure 3 3 Contrast Level You can adjust the contrast level of the display area up or down by using any of the two Contrast buttons Up arrow Down arrow symbols This adjustment facilitates optimal di...

Page 29: ...e of a particular keyboard A list of all the available pop up keyboards can be viewed via the Presentation Manager s KB Assign menu Initially the MT unit provides default hot key assignments to 6 of t...

Page 30: ...item use the following typical procedure 1 Touch the F2 key A pop up field for showing the current hot key sequence will be displayed adjacent to the menu item 2 Touch the 2nd or Ctrl or Shft key and...

Page 31: ...no longer show a hot key assignment RADIO GAUGES The MT unit provides a graphic display of diagnostic information about RF communications occurring between the MT unit and a 7000 Base Controller or 6...

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Page 33: ...libration Keyboard Customization Bar Code Toggle Voice Channel Saving the Settings PRESENTATION WINDOW MENUS The Presentation Manager window supports a menu structure consisting of a pop up menu bar a...

Page 34: ...ePrms TouchCharON Calibrate TouchUpdate CalibrateSave BarCode CodeId AddCR Touch Input Debug KBDesign KB Size KB Def Row Offset Key Size Key Title KB Assign Num1KB Alpha1KB Alpha2KB Symb1KB Alpha3KB A...

Page 35: ...entry twice will make that window active move it to the front of all the windows Arranging You can arrange all the listed windows in one of two standard ways tiled or cascaded Touch the Global menu b...

Page 36: ...Log on You may assign a new log on password if you have access to the P M window i e there is no previous password assigned or a current password is known and access to the menu bar i e this window do...

Page 37: ...ENTER key You will then be prompted with Confirm password you must re enter your password and touch the ENTER key before a 10 second time out 3 Touch the Local menu bar item 4 Touch the WritePrms men...

Page 38: ...e also the section on Hot Keys in Chapter 3 Ensure that the menu password is also assigned see previous section on Window Menus in this chapter TOUCH SCREEN CALIBRATION The resistive or capacitive tou...

Page 39: ...Touch Screen to Re Calibrate Using the Presentation Manager window select the Local option This will display a menu item named Calibrate Touch this twice to activate the option A window opens up on th...

Page 40: ...low the procedure outlined in the preceding paragraph Using the Touch Screen to Re calibrate Removing the Co ordinate Window The cursor co ordinate window remains on the screen To remove it Select Tou...

Page 41: ...de 5000 REV2 21 Chapter 4 29 Saving the Setting To save your new configuration select WritePrms from the same menu list Your unit however does require re booting for the new parameters to take effect...

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Page 43: ...bar and a hierarchy of drop down lists of menu items When this window is active you can press the Mode key to activate the menu bar See the section on Menu Navigation in Chapter 3 for general operati...

Page 44: ...TAB key when selected Deviation Adjusts the radio deviation through use of the TAB key when selected Frequency Adjusts the radio frequency error through use of the TAB key when selected StopAll Stops...

Page 45: ...t Power Not functional in 900 MHz radio systems Speaker Not functional in 900 MHz radio systems Deviation Not functional in 900 MHz radio systems Frequency Not functional in 900 MHz radio systems Stop...

Page 46: ...o configuration Mac Provides real time display of MAC level activity Net Provides real time display of NET level activity Rout Provides real time display of current routes Sess Provides real time disp...

Page 47: ...performed NodeAddress A unique network node address number 1 65555 for the 5000 In the WaveNet Wireless LAN Spread Spectrum systems the Header and Bit Rate parameters are not used as these configurat...

Page 48: ...hich will pop up a numeric keyboard Add 1 to the current value and enter the new value 4 Enable each of the menu items Debug AllVersions and Reboot 5 Activate the menu item Clone this will cause the 5...

Page 49: ...KEY MENU ITEMS The AssignKey menu item provides a way of assigning a text string up to 15 characters to any key on the overlay keypad The assignment allows the repeated entry of a text string by using...

Page 50: ...al 2 Switch to the CONSOLE task automatically starts when the internal barcode reader is enabled 3 Use the DNS task to set a DNS Name for the test IP dns set host Name IP Number Note that the 4 Type p...

Page 51: ...a summary of current radio statistics which is updated in real time during the display Narrow Band 900 MHz Radio Systems The following table explains the labels used for the displayed message statisti...

Page 52: ...er of sync messages received from an Access Point when terminal data traffic is idle Rcverr Not Used Ignored Indicates the number of valid messages received but not addressed to the terminal Recv Indi...

Page 53: ...al Station Identifier SSID Terminal MAC Address Base Station Station Identifier the Access Point that the terminal is currently associated with Access Point MAC Address Number of Hops to the Access Po...

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Page 55: ...n window and a maximum of 8 session windows Multiple session windows are enabled via session window cloning Each window supports an identical menu structure Each window can be assigned a user defined...

Page 56: ...Host ID 0 8 Bit Yes Display Page Caching Character Set ASCII Chinese Korean Font F8x8 F8x16 TF8x16 F16x32 TF16x32 Korean Chinese Font Map F8x8 1 F8x16 2 TF8x16 3 F16x32 4 TF16x32 5 Korean 0 Chinese 6...

Page 57: ...ions service Entering the required host identifier Setting the number of data bits You can access these settings by selecting the Communication menu item in the Setup menu Host Service Touch the Servi...

Page 58: ...hich will pop up a keyboard and enter Yes for 8 or No for 7 The default number is 8 Yes or No will show in the menu item DISPLAY SETTINGS You can customize the display characteristics of a session win...

Page 59: ...ry The current available fonts are listed via the Font menu item See the section on Font in this chapter Font You can list the current available font types by selecting the Font menu item You can enab...

Page 60: ...cation session the text cursor will end up off screen You could use the cursor arrow keys and or tab keys to locate the cursor but this could be time consuming The origin scroll toggle is an alternate...

Page 61: ...SION CLONING The MT display is capable of presenting multiple sessions originating from multiple and disparate hosts This feature lets mobile operators switch between applications on different hosts o...

Page 62: ...tle bar of the window Deleting a Cloned Session Window You can delete an active cloned session window by using that window s Setup Communication Session menu and then using the procedure 1 Touch twice...

Page 63: ...Host ID of the 7000 Base Controller you wish to communicate to via the radio data link 5 Set the byte size to 8 bits by ensuring Setup Communication 8 Bit equals Yes 6 Select the Demo service in Setup...

Page 64: ...hen going from left to right until the bottom of the screen where a wrap around is provided to the top of the screen The Logon Screen This screen asks for a User Name and Password The User Name serves...

Page 65: ...oller and refresh the screen The Query Location Screen The Query Location Screen shows a blank location part number and quantity A location can be entered and the 7000 Base Controller will return the...

Page 66: ...NS When used with 2 4 GHz Aironet radio systems the radio controller function of the 7000 Base Controller is replaced by Aironet Access Points models AP4500 or AP4800 However the 7000 Base Controller...

Page 67: ...m save To save the current TCP IP parameter settings Using DNS Services DNS Dynamic Name Service allow mnemonic text descriptions to be used instead of IP addresses For example instead of typing in an...

Page 68: ...cess to the desired IP numbers or DNS names Several Auto Connects can be configured to provide for primary and back up host servers for the terminal The Auto Connect feature is configured in the tel t...

Page 69: ...st is renumbered with remaining Auto Connects numbered from 1 Remember to save your Auto Connect list after you make changes Several other commands are related to the Auto Connect facility The first i...

Page 70: ...supply the desired user name and password using the Auto Login facility Help facilities for Auto Login configuration are available with the following command tel alog tel on or en able Enable auto lo...

Page 71: ...ser Wave Pass password Net tel 2 Auto login IP 192 168 0 100 Nodes Any tel User username 3000 Pass passwrd PT tel alog del 1 tel Deleting 1 Auto login IP 192 168 0 99 Nodes Any tel User User Wave Pass...

Page 72: ...this Telnet server configured the terminal will support a direct TELNET connection from a host computer providing the host computer is configured with an appropriate route to the terminal IP using a T...

Page 73: ...ions to the host application this information can be recognized and acted upon For example a menu text list of choices could be presented in a Session window The operator could touch a particular item...

Page 74: ...on how to operate certain functions For Example If you would like to pull up an existing keyboard press the ExistingKb area on the Keyboard Menu Selection Bar or press the F4 Key The first step to des...

Page 75: ...ard that you do not wish to use chose the KeyHide command Select the key that you wish to delete and the key will disappear To unhide all the keys use the Break ShowAllKeys command You cannot unhide o...

Page 76: ...atus indicator beside the Shift Key feature on the Keyboard Menu Status Bar denotes the status of the key A indicates that Shift has not been assigned and indicates that Shift has been already assigne...

Page 77: ...hinese or Korean touch the Ins key A list of available characters and symbols will now appear Select the characters or symbols from the list as you wish See Selecting a New font for information on how...

Page 78: ...r function Touch Enter to accept your choice Use the Mode key to exit the menu structure Confirm the hot key assignment by using it Reviewing Keyboards If you wish to view the existing custom keyboard...

Page 79: ...wice in the Local menu 4 Touch the ENTER key 5 Restart the MT unit via the 2nd 2nd OFF ON sequence see Chapter 2 6 Activate the Tile or Casc menu item in the Global menu 7 Touch the Console window to...

Page 80: ...les for task downloads are available from WaveNet for WaveNet certified technical support personnel This software requires a PC with Microsoft Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 installed A three wire null mod...

Page 81: ...in use the load task command will be rejected and an alert Flash in use will be displayed To ensure that the Flash memory is not in use use the command load flash now To restart the MT unit Loading t...

Page 82: ...lash now To restart the MT unit load lf filename To load task image with filename Installing a Task Image into High Memory High memory is an area in Flash memory which is unaffected by a new complete...

Page 83: ...rence 5000 Mobile Terminal Product Guide 5000 REV2 21 Chapter 8 71 Chapter 8 Installation Reference 5000 EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS Figure B 1 Front view of the 5000 Mobile Terminal and dimensions Width of t...

Page 84: ...Installation Reference 5000 Mobile Terminal Product Guide 5000 REV2 21 Chapter 8 72 Figure B 2 Rear view of the 5000 Mobile Terminal and dimensions...

Page 85: ...nstallation Reference 5000 Mobile Terminal Product Guide 5000 REV2 21 Chapter 8 73 UNIVERSAL TRUCK MOUNTING BRACKET DIMENSIONS Figure B 3 Rear View of the bracket Figure B 4 Bottom view of the bracket...

Page 86: ...Installation Reference 5000 Mobile Terminal Product Guide 5000 REV2 21 Chapter 8 74 Figure B 5 Sided view of the bracket Figure B 6 Inner bracket dimensions...

Page 87: ...RAM Default 1 2 Watch Dog Timer J3 J3 Enables watchdog timer Open Watchdog timer disabled Closed Watchdog timer enabled Default Closed Remote Heater Panel J4 J11 J4 Header for remote heater panel clos...

Page 88: ...ed in the scanner interface signals marked with are not software supported WaveNet Pin No Signal Description Level Direction 1 Undecoded Data TTL Input 2 5V Power 3 Scanner Trigger TTL Input 4 0V Powe...

Page 89: ...Transmit Data 1 External 7 RTS1 Request to Send 1 External 8 RXD1 Receive Data 1 External 9 CTS1 Clear To Send 1 External 10 DCD1 Data Carrier Detect 1 External 11 TCLK1 Transmit Clock 1 External 12 R...

Page 90: ...shows a simple typical cable connection for a Console Cable assuming a DB9F Connector Pin Name Function Console Cable Pin Function 13 GND Ground 5 Ground 17 TXD2 Transmit Data 2 Console 2 RXD 18 RXD2...

Page 91: ...nstallation Reference 5000 Mobile Terminal Product Guide 5000 REV2 21 Chapter 8 79 SPEAKER MIC PORT S1 S2 S3 COLOR SIGNAL 1 1 BLACK MIC IN 2 2 WHITE AUDIO OUT 3 1 ORANGE SWITCHED POWER 4 2 BLACK GROUN...

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Page 93: ...inch per hour ambient rain Storage Temperature 30 to 60 C 22 to 122 F Relative Humidity 5 to 95 Non Condensing ARCHITECTURE Processor Integrated 32 Bit CISC General Purpose Processor with dedicated R...

Page 94: ...pha Alphanumeric ABCD Alpha Alphanumeric Special Symbols Punctuation Function Keys VT220 IBM 5250 and IBM3270 User designed keys can be programmed with any key function character strings or macro oper...

Page 95: ...onal Aironet 4800 4500 radio configuration commands June 13 2000 2 1 Aironet 4800 4500 2 4 GHz radio support documentation Add in descriptions of Demo Service April 5 1999 2 0 Added product specificat...

Page 96: ...uch screens 1 4 Caps Key 7 68 Casc 4 25 CD 3 21 Channel 5 33 5 34 5 36 5 38 5 40 ChanSelect 5 33 5 36 5 38 5 39 Character Set 6 49 Chinese 6 49 Clone 5 34 5 36 5 37 5 39 CloneParam s menu item 5 39 cl...

Page 97: ...the Complete Flash Image 7 74 local area radio data network 1 5 Local Console Session 6 56 6 57 Local Prompt 6 60 6 61 local Telnet capability 6 61 Local Telnet Session 6 57 Local Telnet Sessions 6 5...

Page 98: ...ns 4 26 Serial I O Toggle 6 51 Session Cloning 6 51 SESSION layer 5 40 Session Manager windows 3 15 Session window 4 25 Session Window Menus 6 45 Shift Key 7 68 Size button 3 17 T TCP IP services 6 57...

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