Intermec PEN*KEY 6100 User manual

6100 Hand-HeldComputer
USER’SGUIDE
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PN:961-028-085
RevisionC
August1999

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6100 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide i
CONTENTS
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SECTION1
General Information
About thisUser’sGuide1-1..............................
Hand-HeldComputerDescription1-3.....................
Hand-HeldComputer1-3................................
Hand-HeldComputerKeyboard1-6...................
Hand-HeldComputer1-6.............................
Display1-7..........................................
Battery1-7..........................................
Memory1-10.........................................
[Gold] (Shift)Key1-11................................
[1/0]SuspendandResumeKey1-11....................
SerialPorts1-12......................................
ResetSwitch1-12.....................................
OptionsandAccessories1-13..............................
TetheredScannerEndcap1-13.........................
IntegratedScannerEndcap1-14.......................
RadioModuleandHeadset1-15........................
MagneticStripeReader1-16...........................
UsingtheMagneticStripeReader(MSR)1-18..............
Hand-HeldComputerSpecifications1-19...................

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SECTION2
Operation
Introduction2-1.........................................
GettingStarted2-1......................................
RechargeableBatteryLabelling2-2.......................
InstallingtheMainBattery2-3...........................
ChargingtheBatteries2-5...............................
InYourHand-HeldComputer2-5.....................
Hand-HeldComputer2-5.............................
InExternalSource2-6...............................
RemovingtheMainBattery2-8..........................
MeasuringBatteryPackCapacity2-9.....................
BackupBattery2-10......................................
BackupBatteryLife2-10.................................
InstallingTetheredorIntegratedScannerEndcap2-11......
UsingPC CardstoLoadYourPrograms2-13...............
Drives2-13..........................................
Booting2-13.........................................
InstallingPC Cards2-15..............................
RemovingPC Cards2-16..............................
DownloadingProgramsintoYourHand-HeldComputer2-18.
SECTION3
RoutineCare and Maintenance
Introduction3-1.........................................
LowBatteryIndication3-1...............................
CleaningYourHand-HeldComputer3-2..................
CaseandDisplay3-2................................
DockingConnectors3-2..............................
SECTION4
Troubleshooting
Introduction4-1.........................................
TroubleshootingChart4-1...............................
RepairService4-4.......................................

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APPENDIXA
ConnectorPin-Outs
8-PinDockingConnector(standard)A-1...................
APPENDIXB
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.................
APPENDIXC
SupportedRadioConfigurations
RM280 C-1..............................................
Specifications:C-1...................................

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FIGURES
Figure1-1FrontView1-4................................
Figure1-2BackView1-5................................
Figure1-3 16-KeyKeyboard1-6..........................
Figure1-4BatteryCapacityDisplayed1-9................
Figure1-5ResetSwitch1-12..............................
Figure1-6TetheredScannerandPhoneJackEndcap1-13...
Figure1-7IntegratedScannerandPhoneJackEndcap1-14.
Figure1-8ComputerwithRadioModuleandHeadset1-15. .
Figure1-9MagneticStripeReaderwithTethered
ScannerEndcap1-16.................................
Figure1-10 MagneticStripeReaderwithIntegratedScanner
Endcap1-17..........................................
Figure1-11 UsingtheMagneticStripeReader1-18.........
Figure2-1ReplacingMainBatteryPack2-4...............
Figure2-2CigaretteLighterAdapter2-5..................
Figure2-3MultipackCharger2-6........................
Figure2-4SinglePackCharger2-7.......................
Figure2-5RemovingtheMainBatteryPack2-8...........
Figure2-6MainBatteryPackUndersideView
ShowingContacts2-9................................
Figure2-7InstallingEndcap2-12........................
Figure2-8RemovingPC CardEndCap2-16................
Figure2-9InstallingandEjectingPC Cards2-17...........
TABLES
Table4-1BasicTroubleshooting4-1......................

6100 Hand-HeldComputerUser’sGuide 1-1
Section 1
General Information
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About thisUser’sGuide
Section 1
Containsgeneral informationabout thecomponentsofyour
6100 Hand-HeldComputer.Thisincludestelling you how
theuserguideisorganized,asummaryofthesections,and
thespecificationsforyour computer.
Section 2
Tellsyou howtoprepareforusing your computer.
Section 3
Containsroutinemaintenanceinformationforyour comput-
er.Routinemaintenanceincludesrechargingthemainbat-
terypack,andcleaningthecomputer.

SECTION1GeneralInformation
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Section 4
Stepsyouthroughsomeprocedurestousewhentrouble-
shooting your computer.This sectiondoesnotcontainall
troubleshootingthatcanbedonebyanauthorizedCustom-
erSupportSpecialist,butdoescontaininformationtoaid
youindeterminingthelevelofassistanceyoumayneed.
AppendixA
Containsthepin-outsforthe externalconnectorsofyour
hand-heldcomputer.This sectionisnotusuallyneededfor
day-to-daytasksbut moretoprovidetechnicalassistance
forinterfacingwithothermanufacturer’sproducts.
AppendixB
ContainstheUtilitiesProgramscreens.Thisis system-level
informationandisintendedtobeusedby yoursystemad-
ministrationpeoplewhendefiningandsettingparameters
tosupportyourapplication.
AppendixC
Containsthesupportedradioconfigurationsforthishand-
heldcomputer.

SECTION1GeneralInformation
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Hand-HeldComputerDescription
Hand-heldcomputersareusedinthemobilesystemsmar-
ketplacetoperformawidevarietyoftasks.Thishand-held
computerprovidesfeaturesandbenefitsthatinclude:
"Fastdataprocessing
"Largedata and programstorage
"Touchscreendisplay
"Signaturecapture
Additionally,yourhand-heldcomputerhastheabilityto
use:
"PC(PersonalComputer)cards
"InternalmodemwithPCcardsizeandformat
Thefollowingdescriptionswill familiarizeyouwiththe
name,function,andlocationsofthemain hand-heldcom-
puter components.Figure1-1 andFigure1-2,onpages1-4
and1-5,showyouthelocationforyourhand-heldcomput-
erkeycomponents.

SECTION1GeneralInformation
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1.Touchscreen
2.Stylus
3.Keyboard
4.Docking connector
5.Speakerslot
6. Infraredlens
7.DC powerjack
Figure 1-1
FrontView
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