PSC Falcon 510 User manual

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DOS Fixed Station Data Terminal
User’s Guide

DOS Fixed Station Terminal
USER’SGUIDE
Falcon™

Falcon TM
DOS Fixed Station Terminal
User’s Guide
©PSC Inc. 2000
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Getting Started .............................................................1
Overview .........................................................................................3
Turning the Unit On ....................................................................4
Product Labeling...........................................................................5
FCC Information.................................................................................. 5
Care and Cleaning .......................................................................6
Chapter 2: Using the Falcon 510..................................................7
The Alpha-Numeric Keypad .....................................................9
Falcon 510 Keypad Compared with a PC Keyboard ............. 9
Input Modes ......................................................................................... 1
Repeating Keystrokes .....................................................................11
International Characters ................................................................12
The Viewport .............................................................................. 13
Adjusting the Contrast ....................................................................13
Status LEDs .........................................................................................14
Navigation Buttons..........................................................................14
Moving the Viewport Display ......................................................15
The Falcon Applications.......................................................... 16
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Guide ..........................................17
Getting Help ................................................................................ 19
Serial Communications ........................................................... 19
Data transfer doesn't succeed......................................................19
Barcodes....................................................................................... 20
Barcode won't scan .........................................................................20
Barcode won't scan with laser.....................................................20
Barcode won't scan with wand ...................................................20
Index ...........................................................................................vi

CHAPTER CONTENTS
Overview .................................................................... 3
Turning the Unit On .................................................. 4
Product Labeling........................................................ 5
Care and Cleaning...................................................... 6
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Getting Started

Overview
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Overview
Falcon DOS fixed station terminal (Falcon 510) is designed to collect
data using several different methods:
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lMagnetic stripe readers
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lWands and pens
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lLasers and CCDs
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lRF (radio frequency)
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lSerial port communications from a PC
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lModem connection
Figure 1 The Falcon 510
Power Key
Alpha Keys Numeric Keys
Viewport
Speaker
Function Keys Arrow Keys
Status LEDs

Getting Started
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Turning the Unit On
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lTurn the Falcon 510 on by pressing the Power key (On button),
located above the Alpha-numeric keypad, and to the left of the
viewport. Figure 1 shows the location of the Power key.
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lThe On button does not turn the unit off. If the Power key is
pressed while the unit is turned on, there is no effect.
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lThe only way the unit can be turned off is by removing the main
power supply or activation of the Auto-Off Timeout.
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lThe default setting is to never timeout. There is no timeout in the
default settings. Timeouts can be established by using the
PM.COM utility or installing an application which establishes a
timeout.
First-Time Use
The first time the Falcon 510 is turned on, the following message may
be displayed:
This message appears with normal operation and does not indicate a
problem. Press the Enter key, and the Falcon 510 will continue to boot
up.
“Please Wait” Messages
The Falcon 510 performs operations on the PC card installed in the unit
whenever it is turned off or on.
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lThe Falcon 510 displays a message in reverse video to indicate
that it is turning off or on.
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lWait until the message disappears before using the unit.
Initial power-up or
critical data loss.
Drive D formatted.
Press any key...