RF600 User Manual
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1. RF600 User s Manual PING IP ES OPERATION ce re ne COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BASE STATION AND THE HOST OPERATION OF THE HAND TERMINAL 2200s ales Creed USING THE HAND TERMINAL ge ee Gis be oh aca re ana a i SYMBOLS OF DISPLAY oo acerca Aes Ane hie oe nes A aad es ee A ee teo TIN DIS EE AE A that cede kes A atl es ala ade tet FILLING FIELDS USING THE LASER W ERIRING TEXTHINIA BIBL Sat et WRITING ETERS i sate REMOVING EMTERS lt lt Dek tater Me ee tek ee Na ae oe tk eel a het MOVING BETWEEN FIELDS DESK TOP GHARGER GENERAL INFORMATION EAS E E EE E EQUIPMENT R A AAA A A AAA E A EAE OE A AAO E SININE CAKO nr A EA E EEE EEE sons as sd EA EETA IRANEN BY A A E AEE E E T AT CHARGING THE BATTERIES E EE AEE A E A A EE AE E E Copyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved System The PiccoLink RF600 Wireless Data Collection System consists of three principal components PiccoLink RF600 Hand Terminal s e PiccoLink RF600 Base Station s e The application software runs on the Host Computer Princip2. Heading The Initial display heading Max 20 characters Extra ID The Hand Terminal sends this ID to the HOST 0 255 Password Change of Password 0 9999 F keys Editing of Function keys F1 F10 You can define a 15 character long text under an F key F Keys can be defined two different ways To be printed in the field or to be sent to the HOST If you add at the end of a text it will be sent to the HOST by pressing the F key Example Send to the HOST Bose Hey Print Hey in the field The 1 character can easily be obtained by pressing SHIFLOCK if the capitals are on Copyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved RF settings Channels Channel 1 7 Resending times How many times a message is sent to the HOST if no answer is receive If the Hand Terminal cannot get a response from the Base Station and all the resending times have been used the transaction failure sign F will be prompt on the display Reception timelimit The time limit during which the Base Station must respond to the Hand Terminal before the message is resent Adjustments Key sounds On Off Volume Beep level Three different levels Battery O if using NI CD or NI MH rechargeable batteries 1 if using normal batteries Info Information about battery condition and number of software version Laserscanner Do not stare into beam Danger to the eyes Class 2 laser product Co
3. Hand Terminal batteries are rechargeable e Check that the settings for the Hand Terminal have been configured as follows MENU gt ADJUSTMENTS gt BATTERY gt 0 See User s Manual MENU Connect the adapter 9525 to the power supply connector of the charger see picture Place the Hand Terminal in the charger The charging indicator led will remain ON during quick charging The led will to blink when the battery is fully charged Charger current led will then be reduced to a trickle charge current The Desk Top Charger may only be used with the Power Supply provided by the manufacturer The Hand Terminal cannot be used during battery charging It is normal for the base of the charger to become warm during charging Audio signals and the led indicator on the charger Charging indicator Quick charge The led remains on Trickle charge The red led blinks Audio signals Three successive beeps Charging not allowed the Hand Held unit does not include rechargeable batteries Two successive beeps long short The battery is being charged TO AVOID DAMAGE OR ACCIDENTS THE DESK TOP CHARGER MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN THAT STATED IN THIS MANUAL Copyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved
4. ID All rights reserved Writing text in field An active field is indicated by the cursor An active field can be filled with text using the keyboard and or using a laser scanner You can move the cursor in the field step by step using the arrow keys if SHIFLOCK is ON Writing letters Letters can be written in a field when the SHIFTLOCK is ON by pressing the number keys containing letters When a key is pressed once the first indicated letter will appear When pressed twice the second letter will be shown and so on CAPITAL or small letters can be changed by pressing a key for at least 1 2 sec Removing letters Letters can be removed from a field with the DEL key An entire field can be cleared by pressing the DEL key for at least 0 5 sec Moving between fields You can move between the fields using the arrowkeys By pressing the OK key you can move to the next field MENU The settings of the Hand Terminal can be changed through the Menu The Menu will be activated only if the initial display is on by pressing the keys SHIFT 0 You can move in the Menu using the arrow keys The desired item is selected by pressing the OK key You can move backwards in the Menu by pressing lt lt After choosing an item in the Menu it must be confirmed by pressing the OK key A changed setting will be signalled by a beep Settings The most important settings can be changed using a password 0 9999 The Initial setting is 0
5. Moves the cursor step Scrolls display upward by step to the left Arrow Scrolls display down downward ABC abc JKL jki PQR pqr STU stu VWX vwx YZAAO kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk Shift CS o i O i CT O i i o CS O CC 0 ae Backlight option Spc Copyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved the current input field Moves the cursor step by step to the right SHIFTLOCK OFF A amp MENU 1 lt gt 19000 Normal function The Laser reader will be activated if allowed by the current input field The cursor will be moved to the next field and or the content of the field sent to the HOST if allowed by the current field Displays the previous field of the form Displays the next field of the form SHIFTLOCK ON Removes a character from the current field F Keys The F Keys F1 F10 can be programmed to include recurring strings The F Keys function in two different ways 1 By pressing an F Key a string is printed in the current field If the length of the string exceeds the length of the field the excess characters will be omitted If the field already contains a text this will be replaced by the new text 2 By pressing an F key the string of characters is sent to the HOST The instructions for defining the F Keys are under the heading MENU in this manual Initial display An initial display will
6. always appear if no fields are defined This will usually occur when the Hand Terminal is activated or its RAM is cleared The initial display includes a heading which can be defined by the user and an input field of max 18 characters A string of characters in the initial display can be sent to the HOST by pressing the OK button or read with a laser scanner Input fields The RF500 Hand Terminal has a virtual display page of 12 x 20 characters The actual display size is 8 x 20 characters thus 2 3 of the virtual page can be viewed at a time Depending on the application the HOST can send fields to the Hand Terminal Those may be filled using the keyboard or a laser scanner Fields are typically underlined Locked fields Fields can generally be filled with text using the keyboard An exception to this is caused by locked fields When a locked field is active the cursor is the same length as the field A locked field cannot be read by a laser scanner either A locked field functions like a button the content of which can be sent to the HOST by pressing OK Filling fields using the laser scanner 1 A field can be defined to be filled using a laser scanner and sent to the HOST 2 field can be defined to be filled using a laser scanner but not sent to the HOST A field can be defined not to be filled using a laser scanner If a field already contains a text this will be replaced by the new text Copyright 2002 by Nordic
7. les of Operation The Hand Terminals communicate with the Host Computer via the Base Station s The system can include several Hand Terminals and Base Stations A Base Station can be interfaced directly to the Host Computer using an RS232C interface or to different networks using an external adapter The Hand Terminals can send receive data to from the Host Computer using the Communication protocol described this document Data transfer between the system components is always check summed and acknowledged this prevents any loss of data Communication between the Base Station and the Host Computer The Base Station has an RS232C port with fixed settings 19200 bauds no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit It uses RTS CTS hardware handshaking in the direction HOST gt Base station The Base Station keeps a listening watch on the radio channel and the RS232C interface this is in order to check when the Hand Terminals or the Host Computer have data to send When the base Station receives data from the Hand Terminal it verifies the integrity of the data frame using CRC checksumming only correct messages are then passed to the RS232C port The CRC is not removed from the message so that it can be used to checking the hardware link between the Base Station and the Host Computer When the Base Station receives a data from the Host Computer the CRC checksum for the data frame is recalculated and only if the message is correct will it be sent for transmi
8. pyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved Desk Charger 5 CAUTION DO PLACE DEFECTIVE HAND HELD UNIT INTO THE CHARGER General information The Desk Top Charger model 5 is used for charging the rechargeable batteries of the PiccoLink RF600 Hand Terminal It is a fast charger which reduces the charging time Using the Desk Top Charger the batteries may be charged without removing them from the Hand Terminal The charging procedure is directed through the Hand Terminal Equipment needed DTCO05 Desk Top Charger Power Supply 9525 AA size rechargeable batteries NiCd or NIMH PiccoLink RF600 Hand Terminal Connectors The charger includes 3 connectors e For the Hand Terminal e For the power supply e For the RS232C serial connector a RS232 serial connector Power supply Charging indicator DC 7 5V Technical data Rechargeable batteries Size AA NiCd Charging methods Quick charge and trickle Charging current 650 mA Charging time Ca 1 5 h 850 mAh battery Ca 2 5 h 1400 mAh battery Copyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved Charging the batteries Caution Do not attempt to charge regular or alkaline batteries as this may cause an explosion Use only rechargeable batteries recommended by the manufacturer Charging batteries using the 5 Desk Top Charger e Batteries must be in the Hang Terminal to allow charging e Check that the
9. rminal Activating The Hand Terminal has no On Off switch The Hand Terminal is always ready to function by pressing any key When resetting SHIFT DEL or installing batteries The Hand Terminal will beep twice The Hand Terminal will resume its standby state 30 seconds after the last function Symbols of display Special symbols will be shown on the right side of the display depending on the function SHIFTLOCK This function will be ON or OFF by pressing the shift TRANSACTION This sign shows up when the Hand Terminal is communicating with the HOST F TRANSACTION FAILURE This sign shows up when transaction between the Hand Terminal and the HOST has failed This will also be indicated by five beeps LASER This sign shows up when the laser reader is activated yellow laser button g EXTERNAL READER This sign shows up when the external reader is activated SHIFTLOCK laser button Sounds Resetting Hand terminal 2 beeps Transaction failure 5 beeps Bad battery condition 3 beeps with different levels Reception of message At least 1 beep can be more Successful reading of laser scanner 1 beep Opening keylock 1 long beep Wrong password 3 fast beeps Copyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved Key function table Key Function with shift key shift pressed SHIFTLOCK the same time External reader will be activated if allowed by Sa ON OFF ale
10. ssion on the radio channel Operation of the Hand terminal The RF600 Hand Terminal is designed to use application specific forms i e fields in the virtual display This helps to make the user interface of the Hand Terminal flexible and easy to use The commands use to generate modify read and write the forms are described later in this document When no forms are used the initial screen of the Hand Terminal shows as a prompt a heading which can be defined by the user and an input field This field can be filled with data from the keyboard or from a laser scanner Any text sent by the Host Computer will clear the screen and show the text that was sent Any user input from the keyboard or a laser scanner will clear the text and the initial screen will be displayed again The user starts a transaction by using the Hand Terminal keyboard to make an entry or by reading a barcode The Hand Terminal then sends this data to the Host Computer via the Base Station and waits for a message from the HOST If it does not receive a correct check summed message within the specified time limit it will resend the original data as many times as it has been programmed Note When no entry is made on the Hand Terminal by the user it remains in a standby state and will not be able to receive data from the Host Computer There are some exceptions to this which will be described later Copyright 2002 by Nordic ID All rights reserved Using Hand Te
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