Intermec 6210 User manual

6210 Hand-HeldComputer
USER’SGUIDE
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May1998

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Theselimitsprotectagainstinterferenceinaresidentialarea.Itemits,uses,and

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accordingtoitsinstructions,itmayinterferewithradiosignals.However,thereis
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agedtotrytocorrect theinterferencebyone ormore ofthefollowingmeasures:
"Reorientor relocatetheradio ortelevisionreceivingantenna.
"Increasetheseparationbetweenthecomputerequipmentandreceiver.
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whichtheradio ortelevisionreceiverisconnected.
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"Neverinstall telephonewiringduringalightningstorm.
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CONTENTS
6210 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide i
CONTENTS
SECTION1
General Information
About thisUser’sGuide1-1..............................
SummaryofSections1-1.............................
UnpackingandInspecting1-2............................
Hand-HeldComputerDescription1-4.....................
Hand-HeldComputerKeyboard1-7...................
KeyDescriptions1-10....................................
ONKey1-10.........................................
YES(Enter)Key1-10.................................
NO Key1-10.........................................
Period[.]Key1-10....................................
ClearKey1-10.......................................
PageUporDownKeys1-11...........................
EXITKey1-11.......................................
Minus[--] Key1-11...................................
NumericKeys1-11...................................
AlphabeticKeys1-11..................................
BackspaceKey1-11...................................
ShiftKey1-12........................................
WindowScrollingArrows1-12.........................
Display1-12..........................................
BacklightandDisplayContrastAdjustment1-13........
Battery1-13..........................................
Memory1-14.........................................
Diagnostic1-15.......................................
ResetSwitch1-16........................................
Hand-HeldComputerSpecifications1-17...................

CONTENTS
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SECTION2
Hand-HeldComputerOperation
Introduction2-1.........................................
GettingStarted2-1..................................
InstallingtheBackupBattery2-3........................
MainBatteryInstallation2-4............................
ChargingYourBatteries2-8.............................
TurningOntheBacklightandAdjustingthe
DisplayContrast2-8.................................
TurningOntheBacklight2-8.........................
AdjustingtheScreenContrast2-9....................
InstallingPC Cards2-9..................................
RemovingPC Cards2-11..............................
UsingPC CardstoLoadYourPrograms2-11...............
Drives2-11..........................................
Booting2-11.........................................
BootingFromaDriveOtherThanTheDefault2-11.....
DownloadingProgramsintoYourHand-HeldComputer2-13.
SECTION3
RoutineCare and Maintenance
Introduction3-1.........................................
LowBatteryIndication3-1...............................
HandstrapReplacement3-2..............................
CleaningYourHand-HeldComputer3-3..................
CaseandDisplay3-3................................
SurfaceConnectors3-3...............................
Keyboard3-4........................................
SECTION4
Troubleshooting
Introduction4-1.........................................
TroubleshootingTable4-2................................
WhenYourHand-HeldComputerBeeps4-7............
Diagnostic4-8.......................................
RepairService4-8.......................................

CONTENTS
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APPENDIXA
ConnectorPin-Outs
15-PinFemaleD-SubConnector(standard)A-1............
12-PinSurfaceContactConnector(standard)A-2..........
4-PinRJ11 Connector(optional)A-3.......................
APPENDIXB
PEN*KEY Utilities Program
EntryPointB-1.........................................
Pop-UpMenusB-1......................................
Drop-DownListsB-2....................................
AlphanumericFieldsB-3.................................
TitleScreenB-4.........................................
LanguageSelectionB-5..................................
CommunicationsMenu B-6...............................
Option1BEGINCOMM SESSIONB-7................
Option2COMM SETTINGB-17.......................
Option3UNITIDB-20................................
Option4NETWORKPARAMETERSB-20..............
Option4MODEMPARAMETERSB-22.................
Option5NETWORKINTERFACE B-26................
Option5PHONENUMBER B-27......................
Option9ADVANCEDUTILITIESB-28.................
Menu Option1MAINPACKB-32...............
Menu Option2BACKUPB-33..................
ConsiderationsB-33............................

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FIGURES
Figure1-1 6210 Hand-HeldComputerFrontView1-4......
Figure1-2 6210 Hand-HeldComputerBackView1-5.......
Figure1-3 6210 Hand-HeldComputerTopView1-6........
Figure1-4 6210 Hand-HeldComputerBottomView1-6.....
Figure1-5 6210 Hand-HeldComputerWith
30-KeyKeyboard1-8.................................
Figure1-6 6210 Hand-HeldComputerWith
56-KeyKeyboard1-9.................................
Figure1-7TopEndResetSwitchAccess Point1-16..........
Figure2-1InstallingBackUpBattery2-3.................
Figure2-2OpeningBatteryCompartment2-4.............
Figure2-3MovingBatteryCompartmentDoor
OutOfTheWay2-5.................................
Figure2-4InstallingRechargeableMainBatteryPack2-6. .
Figure2-5ClosingBatteryCompartment2-7..............
Figure2-6InstallingPC Cards2-10........................
Figure3-1RemovingTheHandstrap3-2..................
Figure3-2RemovingTheKeyboard3-4...................
TABLES
Table4-1BasicTroubleshooting4-2......................

6210 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide 11--11
Section 1
General Information
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About thisUser’sGuide
Thisuser’sguideisdividedintofoursectionsandtwoap-
pendixes.
SummaryofSections
Section 1
Containsgeneral informationabout thecomponentsofyour
PEN*KEYRModel6210 Hand-HeldComputer.Thisin-
cludestelling you howtheuserguideisorganized,asum-
maryofthesections,andthespecificationsforyourhand-
heldcomputer.
Section 2
Tellsyou howtoprepareforusing yourhand-heldcomput-
er.
Section 3
Containsinformationformaintaining yourhand-heldcom-
puter.Maintenanceincludesrechargingthemainbattery
pack,replacingthebackupbatteryandhandstrap,and
cleaningthehand-heldcomputer.
Section 4
Stepsyouthroughsomeprocedurestousewhentrouble-
shooting yourhand-heldcomputer.This sectiondoesnot

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containall troubleshootingthatcanbedonebyanautho-
rizedCustomerSupportSpecialist,butdoescontainin-
formationtoaidyouindeterminingthelevelofassistance
youmayneed.
AppendixA
Containsthepin-outsforthe externalconnectorsofyour
hand-heldcomputer.This sectionisnotusuallyneededfor
daytodaytasksbut moretoprovidetechnicalassistance
forinterfacingto othermanufacturer’sproducts.
AppendixB
ContainstheUtilitiesProgramscreens.Thisis systemlevel
informationandisintendedtobeusedby yoursystemad-
ministrationpeoplewhendefiningandsettingparameters
tosupportyourapplication.
Unpacking and Inspecting
Thefollowingproceduresexplainwhat todowhenyour
hand-heldcomputerarrives,andwhat todoifithasbeen
damagedinshipping:
1.Removethehand-heldcomputerfromits shippingcon-
tainerandinspectforany visibledamage.
2.Ifyourhand-heldcomputerwasdamagedinshipping,
recordthemodelnumber,partnumber,andserial
number.Themodeland partnumberscanbefoundon
thebackside ofthehand-heldcomputer,theserial
numberislocatedontheinside ofthecase.
3.Saveall paperworkpertainingtoshipment,andim-
mediatelynotifythetransportcompanyofthedam-
ageditem(s).Followtheirinstructionsforfilinga
claimonthedamageditems.
Authorizedrepairofproductsisavailable onlyatService
Centers.Unauthorizedrepairvoidsanyandall warranties.

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ContactyourSalesRepresentativeforadditional instruc-
tions.

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Hand-HeldComputerDescription
Figure1-1 andFigure1-2onpages1-4 and1-5showyou
thelocationofthekeycomponentsforyourhand-heldcom-
puter.
1.Display
2.Keyboard
Figure1-1
6210 Hand-HeldComputerFrontView
1
2

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2
1
4
1.PCcardand backup batteryretaining door(top screws)
2.PCcardand backup batteryretaining door(bottomscrews)
3.Main batterypack compartmentlatchknob
4.Handstrap
Figure1-2
6210 Hand-HeldComputerBack View
3

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1.Phonejack (optional)
2.15-pinfemale connector
1
Figure1-3
6210 Hand-HeldComputerTop View
2
Figure1-4
6210 Hand-HeldComputerBottomView
1.12-pinsurface contactconnector
1

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Hand-HeldComputerKeyboard
Thishand-heldcomputerprovidesfourkeyboardoptions.
Figure1-5onpage1-8 andFigure1-6onpage1-9detail
the30 and56 keykeyboards.
"Forthe30 keykeyboard,functionandnumerickeys
aresinglekeystrokes.Alphabeticalcharacterscanbe
enteredbyusingtheshiftkey.
"Forthe56 keykeyboard,alphabeticalcharactersand
numerickeysaresinglekeystrokes.Specialfunction
keyscanbe enteredusingtheshiftkey.
1.Function (F1--F4)keys
2.Windowscrolling keys
3.Pagedownkey
4.Numeric keys (0--9)
5.YES (Enter)key
6.NOkey
7.Yellowshift key
8.Backspace key
9.Clearkey
10.EXITkey
11.Pageup key
12.ONkey
Key Descriptions(30 Key)
1.Function (F1--F4)keys
2.Alphabetic keys
3.Windowscrolling key
4.Pagedownkey
5.Numeric keys
6.YES (Enter)key
7.NOkey
8.Yellowshift key
9.Backspace key
10.Clearkey
11.EXITkey
12.Pageup key
13.Space key
14.ONkey
Key Descriptions(56 Key)

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Figure1-5
6210 Hand-HeldComputerWith30-Key Keyboard
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2
3
4
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Figure1-6
6210 Hand-HeldComputerWith56-Key Keyboard
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Key Descriptions
This sectionincludesadescriptionofhowtheshiftkeys
workandthedifferencesbetweena 30 and56 keykey-
board.Yourparticularkeyboardmayhaveanoverlaythat
hasadditionalkeysotherthanthosedescribedinthis sec-
tion.Refertoyourapplicationoperationmanualfordescrip-
tionsofthosekeys.Thefollowingdescriptionscoverboth
the30-keyand56-keyPEN*KEYRModel6210 Hand-Held
Computers.
ON Key
UsetheONkeytosuspendor resume operation.TheON
keydoesnotcompletely“turnoff”yourhand-heldcomputer
butinstead putsitinasuspendmodewhenyouarenoten-
teringdata.Thisallowsyoutosavebatterypower.
YES (Enter)Key
UsetheYESkeytoanswer“Yes” todisplaypromptsandto
enterdata.
NOKey
UsetheNOkeytoanswer“No” todisplayprompts.
Period [.]Key
Usetheperiod[.]keyasaperiodoradecimalpoint.
ClearKey
UsetheClearkeytodeletedata beingentered.