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NORAND 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer
USER’S GUIDE
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PN: 961-054-014
Revision C
March 2000
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" NOTICE The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec. Disclaimer of Warranties. The sample source code included in this document is presented for reference only. The code does not necessarily represent complete, tested programs. The code is provided “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS
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CONTENTS " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " SECTION 1 General Information About this User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Industrial Mobile Computer Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Computer Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS Opening your Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 SECTION 3 Routine Care and Maintenance Low Battery Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Case and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 SECTION 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS Option 5 NETWORK INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-28 Option 5 PHONE NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-29 Option 9 ADVANCED UTILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-30 FIGURES Figure 1-1 Front and Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Figure 1-2 Top, Bottom, and Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Figure 1-3 16-Key Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Figure 1-4 CompactFlash Card Slot . . . . .
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CONTENTS R iv NORAND 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer User’s Guide
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Section 1 General Information " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " About this User’s Guide Section 1 Contains general information about the components of your 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer. This includes telling you how the user guide is organized, a summary of the sections, and the specifications. Section 2 Tells you how to prepare for using your computer. Section 3 Contains routine maintenance information for your computer. Routine maintenance includes recharging the
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General Information SECTION 1 to aid you in determining the level of assistance you may need. Appendix A Pin-outs for the external connectors. Appendix B R NORAND Utilities Program’s will be added at a later date. Glossary Contains definitions to words or phrases used in this user’s guide. Index An alphabetically listing of the subjects and page numbers contained in this user’s guide. Industrial Mobile Computer Description Industrial Mobile Computers are used in the marketplace to perform a wide
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SECTION 1 General Information " CompactFlash cards " Internal modem with CompactFlash card size and for- mat The following descriptions will familiarize you with the name, function, and locations of the components. Figure 1-1, and Figure 1-2, on pages 1-3, and 1-4, show you these key components. Touch screen display Stylus Keypad Power status Scan indicator Front Back Figure 1-1 Front and Back View R NORAND 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer User’s Guide 1-3
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General Information SECTION 1 Scanner lens CompactFlash Models card slot 602/603 Models 602/603 Top End Docking connector Charger jack Speaker Bottom End Action key Scroll up key Scroll down Scanner key button Side View Figure 1-2 Top, Bottom, and Side View R 1-4 NORAND 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer User’s Guide
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SECTION 1 General Information Computer Keyboard This Industrial Mobile Computer provides a 16 key keyboard. All keys with the exception of the [I/O] and [Gold] keys are programmable for individual functions. Figure 1-3 on page 1-5 details the basic keyboard layout. Numeric keys Backlight (Gold + 3) ON/OFF (Suspend/Resume) Tab BkSp (Back Space) ENTER Gold Esc (Escape) Figure 1-3 16-Key Keyboard R NORAND 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer User’s Guide 1-5
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General Information SECTION 1 Display This Industrial Mobile Computer offers an easy to read Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with touch screen. The display shows status messages, keyed-in entries, customer or product lists, calculations, and prompts for responses. The touch screen can be used with a stylus, or your finger to choose functions, record signatures, or enter data. Adjust Contrast To adjust the display contrast level, hold down the [Gold] key and press either to increase to decrease. Bac
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SECTION 1 General Information Although the battery will protect the data against loss for up to 72 hours, it is best to put your unit on a charging source when you first detect low battery. Memory Three types of memory are available with this Industrial Mobile Computer: " Main Memory DRAM " Flash ROM " CompactFlash Cards (Models 602 and 603) Main Memory Standard main memory DRAM configuration is 8 megabytes (MB) for the model 601 and 16 MB for Models 602 and 603. Memory and the real time clock i
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General Information SECTION 1 Card slot Figure 1-4 CompactFlash Card Slot [Gold] Key Hold down and press desired gold key functions. Continue to hold down the [Gold] key for each gold legend key stroke you wish to make. Gold Legend Keypad Functions Holding down the [Gold] Key and then a gold legend key allows additional keypad functions. These functions are described in Table 1-1 on page 1-8. Table 1-1 Gold Legend Keypad Functions Gold + Icon Result 1 Increases display screen contrast 2 Decrease
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SECTION 1 General Information Table 1-1 (continued) Gold Legend Keypad Functions Gold + Icon Result 6 Pg Dn Page Down DEL . (period) 7 A Left arrow 8 B Down arrow 9 " Right arrow ESC Alt 0 Ctrl (control) Enter End ON/OFF (Suspend and Resume) Key In order to conserve power your Industrial Mobile Computer may automatically suspend when there has been no activity for a set period of time. The suspend time can be programmed through the setup parameters for your computer. To force a suspend, press th
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General Information SECTION 1 " The 600 Series Single/Vehicle Dock provides a stan- dard PC compatible DB-9 (male) serial port. " The 600 Series Multidock converts the signals from the computer’s RS-232 serial port to RS-485 and brings out an RS-485 bus to two DB-9 female connec- tors compatible with Norand RS-485 networking. Resetting In the rare event that your Industrial Mobile Computer fails to respond to your input, it may be necessary to “reset.” To reset press the [Gold], [Esc], and [0] k
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SECTION 1 General Information CRC (Customer Response Center) The Norand Mobile Systems Division of Intermec Technologies Corporation CRC (technical support), telephone number: 1-800-755-5505 (USA or Canada) or 1-425-356-1799. Email:crc@norand.com If you want to Email a problem or question to the CRC be sure to include the following information in your message: Your name The company name The company address Phone number and Email address where you or the customer can be contacted Problem descript
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General Information SECTION 1 Specifications Size: 9.1 cm (3.6 inches) wide 15.5 cm (6.1 inches) long 3.0 cm (1.2 inches) tall Temperature: Recommended Operating: 0 to +50_C (32 to +122_F) Extreme Operating: --20 to +60_C (--4 to +140_F) Storage Temperature: --20 to +60_C (--4 to +140_F) Weight: 312 g (11 ounces.) Humidity: 5 to 95% noncondensing Static Protection: 17 kV (air discharge) 8 kV (current injection) Battery: 3.8 V, 1550 mAh lithium ion battery Hours of Operation: 8--10 hours Charging
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Section 2 Operation " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " This section tells you how to: " Charge the battery " “Power-up” your 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer " Install CompactFlash cards Getting Started Unpack your 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer and inspect it for signs of physical damage from shipment or storage. When you start using your computer or any time that all power has been completely removed, you are “cold booting” it. The method you use depends on you
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Operation SECTION 2 Charging the Battery Charging your battery pack can be done either in a dock or using an ac wall charger connected to your computer. Figure 2-1 on page 2-2 shows your computer being connected to an ac charger. Figure 2-2 on page 2-3 shows the computer and explains the Power Status conditions that you might see during the charging process. Normal time to recharge your battery pack is four hours. When your battery is fully charged your computer should run about 8--10 hours. 2 1
