Intermec Janus 2050 User manual

P/N 065716-001
User’s
Manual
JANUS
™
2050
Vehicle-Mount Computer (4MB)

P/N 065716-001
User’s
Manual
JANUS
™
2050
Vehicle-Mount Computer (4MB)

IntermecCorporation
6001 36th Avenue West
P.O. Box 4280
Everett, WA 98203-9280
U.S. service and technical support: 1-800-755-5505
U.S. media supplies ordering information: 1-800-227-9947
Canadian service and technical support: 1-800-688-7043
Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-268-6936
Outside U.S. and Canada: Contact your local Intermec service supplier.
The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing
customers to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released,
reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.
Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.
1997 by Intermec Corporation
All Rights Reserved
The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, JANUS, IRL, TRAKKER, Antares, Duratherm, Precision
Print, PrintSet, Virtual Wedge, and CrossBar are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
Intermec Corporation.
CardID™ and CardSoft™ are trademarks of SystemSoft Corporation. Some of the information in this
manual is based on copyrighted material contained in the CardSoft™ 3.1 Software User’s Guide,
published by SystemSoft Corporation, 1992-1994, Natick, Massachusetts.
Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (™ or )
symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in an
editorial fashion, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

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Contents
Before You Begin xv
Warranty Information xv
Safety Summary xv
Warnings and Cautions xvi
Terms and Conventions xvii
Suggested Reading xix
Getting Started
Overview of the JANUS 2050 1-3
Starting the JANUS 2050 for the First Time 1-6
Unpacking the JANUS 2050 1-6
Mounting the JANUS 2050 on a Vehicle 1-6
Connecting the JANUS 2050 to the Vehicle Power Supply 1-9
Attaching the Antenna 1-10
Connecting a Scanning Device to the JANUS 2050 1-11
Turning On the JANUS 2050 for the First Time 1-13
Turning the JANUS 2050 On and Off 1-13
Setting the Time and Date 1-14
Entering Data 1-14
Using a Laser Scanner 1-15
Scanning Techniques 1-16
JANUS 2050 Accessories 1-17
Where Do You Go From Here? 1-17
Operating the JANUS 2050
Using the JANUS 2050 Features 2-3
The JANUS 2050 Keypad 2-5
How to Type the Characters Printed on the Keypad 2-6
Using the Keypad 2-6
Ctrl, Alt, and Shift Keys 2-6
Compound Function Key 2-7
Additional Keys 2-7
Cursor Keypad 2-7
Numeric Keypad 2-7
Entering ASCII Characters 2-8
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International Keypads 2-9
DOS Code Pages 2-9
Alpha Keys With Multiple Characters 2-9
Numeric Keys With Multiple Characters 2-9
Alt and Shift Keys 2-9
Special Characters 2-10
International Keypad Examples 2-10
Terminal Emulation (TE) Keypads 2-14
Accessing TE Commands on the Keypad 2-15
Shift Key 2-15
Ctrl and Alt Keys 2-15
Compound Function Key 2-15
Booting the JANUS 2050 2-16
Performing a Cold Boot 2-16
Performing a Warm Boot 2-16
Understanding the Status LEDs 2-17
Display Modes 2-19
Understanding Audio Signals and Beep Sequences 2-20
Estimating Power Usage 2-21
Recharging the Backup Battery 2-21
Defining JANUS 2050 Drives 2-22
Drive C 2-22
Drive D 2-22
Drive E 2-23
PC Card Drive (G) 2-23
Memory Management 2-24
Using the JANUS Software
Software Provided With the JANUS 2050 3-3
What Software Is Provided on the Companion Disks? 3-4
Using DOS Commands 3-5
Defining the Startup Files 3-6
AUTOEXEC.BAT File 3-6
CONFIG.SYS File 3-8
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MS-DOS Startup Menu 3-10
Learning How to Change the Contents of Drive C 3-10
Creating a RAM Drive 3-11
Changing Drive C and Configuring for International Languages 3-13
Using Auto-Loader to Change Drive C 3-14
Installing Auto-Loader 3-14
Creating and Loading an Image File 3-16
Creating an Image File 3-18
Loading an Existing Image File 3-20
Using MakeDisk and PutDisk to Change Drives C or D 3-21
Deciding Where to Run MakeDisk 3-21
Creating and Filling the Working Source Directory 3-22
Creating the New Image File 3-23
Loading the New Image File 3-23
Examples of Using MakeDisk and PutDisk 3-24
Using Reader Services 3-28
Understanding the Bar Code Wedge 3-29
Enabling Direct Hardware Wedge Functions 3-30
Using the Wedge Configuration Program 3-30
Configuring the JANUS 2050
Overview of Configuration Parameters 4-3
Configuring for Bar Code Symbologies 4-3
Defining Communications Parameters 4-4
Modifying Operations Parameters 4-5
Different Ways to Configure the JANUS 2050 4-6
Using the Configuration Application 4-7
Entering ASCII Control Characters 4-9
Communications Protocol Characters 4-9
Operation Preambles and Postambles 4-9
Using Multiple Configuration Files 4-10
Configuring the JANUS 2050 From the DOS Prompt 4-11
Loading a New Configuration File 4-11
Automatically Loading a Configuration File 4-11
Saving a New Configuration File 4-12
Loading the Factory Default Configuration 4-12
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Editing a Configuration File Using the Host Computer 4-13
Configuring With Bar Code Labels 4-14
Configuring Using IRL Z Commands 4-15
Configuring Through a User Application 4-15
Using PC Cards
Learning About PC Cards 5-3
What Is PCMCIA? 5-3
Supported PC Cards 5-3
Which Memory Cards Are Recommended? 5-4
Which Expansion Cards Are Recommended? 5-4
Accessing the PC Card Drive 5-5
Configuring, Formatting, and Using PC Cards 5-9
Preparing to Use ATA Cards 5-10
Initializing and Formatting an ATA Card 5-10
Using the ATA Card 5-11
Preparing to Use Flash Cards 5-12
Initializing and Formatting a Flash Card 5-12
Erasing a Previously Formatted Flash PC Card 5-14
Preparing to Use I/O Cards 5-15
Configuring the JANUS device to Use an I/O Card 5-15
Resetting the PC Card Drive for I/O Cards 5-16
Preparing to Use SRAM Cards 5-16
Formatting an SRAM PC card 5-17
Using the SRAM PC Card 5-17
Managing the Power on the PC Card Drive 5-17
Managing the PC Card Drivers in the Startup Files 5-18
Drivers in CONFIG.SYS 5-19
Drivers in AUTOEXEC.BAT 5-19
Tips for Enabling PC Card Drivers 5-20
Communicating With the JANUS 2050
Planning the Network Connection 6-3
Choosing a Communications Application 6-4
Choosing a Communications Protocol 6-4
Choosing a Protocol Handler 6-5
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Setting Up the JANUS 2050 for Communications 6-7
Configuring the JANUS 2050 for Communications 6-7
Loading and Unloading Protocol Handlers 6-8
Loading/Unloading Protocol Handlers at the DOS Prompt 6-8
Loading/Unloading Protocol Handlers With a Batch File 6-9
Loading/Unloading Protocol Handlers With IRL Desktop or Communications
Manager 6-10
Specifying a Value for the FIFO Control Register 6-10
Different Ways to Communicate With the JANUS 2050 6-13
Communicating Using the Interlnk/Intersvr Utilities 6-13
Interlnk/Intersvr System Requirements 6-15
Installing Interlnk/Intersvr 6-15
Running Interlnk on the Host Computer 6-16
Running Interlnk on the JANUS 2050 6-17
Interlnk/Intersvr Status 6-18
Redirecting Drives 6-18
Exiting Interlnk/Intersvr 6-18
Restarting Interlnk/Intersvr 6-19
Communicating Using Communications Manager 6-19
Using the Communications Manager Menus 6-19
Using a Command Line 6-21
Downloading Applications Across the Network 6-22
Examples of Using BFT 6-23
Examining a Typical BFT Session 6-25
Preparing the Device and Host Computer for BFT 6-26
Differentiating Between Client and Server 6-27
Starting an Application When the FTA Terminates 6-29
Using FTA Commands on the Device 6-29
Typing FTA Commands on the Device 6-29
Learning the Syntax of FTA Commands 6-30
Editing the FTA Initialization File 6-32
Working With IRL
What Is IRL? 7-3
Using IRL on the JANUS 2050 7-4
Working With Files 7-4
Specifying Data and Program Paths 7-5
Using the Desktop 7-5
Using Commands in the IRL Desktop 7-8
Starting an IRL Program 7-8
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Exiting an IRL Program 7-9
Downloading an IRL Program 7-10
Transmitting IRL Files 7-10
Receiving IRL Files 7-11
Clearing IRL Files 7-11
Types of Error Messages 7-12
Resuming IRL Programs 7-13
Exiting a Program So You Can Resume It Later 7-13
Exiting Directly to DOS 7-14
Resuming a Program From the DOS Prompt 7-14
Resuming a Program From the IRL Desktop 7-14
Using the IRL Z Command 7-15
IRL File, Clear 7-16
IRL File, Receive 7-17
IRL File, Transmit 7-17
IRL Program, Download 7-18
IRL Program, Exit 7-18
IRL Program, Resume 7-19
IRL Program, Run 7-19
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting the JANUS 2050 8-3
Powering Up or Booting the JANUS 2050 8-3
Operating the JANUS 2050 8-7
Running IRL 8-9
Using PC Cards 8-10
Using DOS 8-13
Using Configuration Manager 8-16
Using MakeDisk 8-17
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Using PutDisk 8-19
Scanning Bar Code Labels 8-22
Resetting the JANUS 2050 8-23
Returning to the Default Configuration 8-23
Performing a Cold Boot 8-23
Forcing the JANUS 2050 to Turn Off 8-24
Saving Data and Loading Flash Memory 8-24
Saving JANUS 2050 Data 8-24
Loading Flash Memory 8-25
Command Reference
Using JANUS 2050 Commands 9-3
Enter/Exit Accumulate 9-4
Enter Accumulate 9-4
Exit Accumulate 9-5
Backspace, Destructive 9-5
Change Configuration 9-6
Clear 9-6
Command Override 9-7
Enter 9-8
Prepare for Reboot 9-8
Reboot 9-9
Configuration Commands
Using Configuration Commands 10-3
Variable Data 10-4
Address, Multi-Drop 10-5
AFF (Affirmative Acknowledge) 10-6
Baud Rate 10-7
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