Salamander MC55 Manual

interTRAX™ Mobile
Hardware Setup
2012
Copyright © 2003 - 2012 by Salamander Technologies, Inc.
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Contents
Contents .............................................................................................................................. 2
1Windows Mobile™6.5............................................................................................... 3
Salamander Supported Mobile Units.............................................................................. 3
Mobile Unit Setup........................................................................................................... 3
Clock & Alarms.......................................................................................................... 4
Power .......................................................................................................................... 5
Network Connections.................................................................................................. 7
Brightness ................................................................................................................. 11
About......................................................................................................................... 13
Task Manager............................................................................................................ 14
Screen........................................................................................................................ 15
2Windows Mobile™6.1............................................................................................. 17
Salamander Supported Mobile Units............................................................................ 17
Mobile Unit Setup......................................................................................................... 17
Backlight................................................................................................................... 18
About......................................................................................................................... 21
Clock & Alarms........................................................................................................ 22
Task Manager............................................................................................................ 23
Power ........................................................................................................................ 24
Screen........................................................................................................................ 26
Network Connections................................................................................................ 27
3Windows Mobile™5................................................................................................ 31
Salamander Supported Mobile Units............................................................................ 31
Mobile Unit Setup......................................................................................................... 31
Brightness ................................................................................................................. 32
About......................................................................................................................... 35
Clock & Alarms........................................................................................................ 36
Memory..................................................................................................................... 37
Power ........................................................................................................................ 39
Screen........................................................................................................................ 40
Network Connections................................................................................................ 41
4Windows Mobile™2003 –V3.6 or below................................................................ 44
Salamander Supported Mobile Units............................................................................ 44
Mobile Unit Setup......................................................................................................... 44
Brightness ................................................................................................................. 45
About......................................................................................................................... 48
Clock & Alarms........................................................................................................ 49
Memory..................................................................................................................... 50
Radio Power.............................................................................................................. 52
Screen........................................................................................................................ 53
Network Connections................................................................................................ 54

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1 Windows Mobile™6.5
Salamander Supported Mobile Units
Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 6.5
For questions regarding the MU refer to the Symbol Product User Guide.
Mobile Unit Setup
Turn on the Mobile Unit
The Main screen will appear
Tap on the Settings icon
Note:
The following screen shots are from a Symbol MC55. While the screen shots that you
are seeing may be slightly different depending on the Mobile Unit that you are using, the
functions are the same.
MC75
MC55

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Clock & Alarms
Tap on Clock & Alarms icon
The Clock & Alarms screen will appear.
Tap on the each drop down box to set the
following:
Time Zone (extremely important)
The Time Zone must be accurate on all MUs
used at an incident in order for the information
to interface appropriately.
Date
Time
Note: Date and Time are automatically set to
match a computer’s clock each time the MU is
placed in a cradle and ActiveSync/Windows
Mobile Device Center is run. The Time Zone is
not changed.
Tap in the lower right corner and the Settings screen will appear

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Power
Tap on the Power icon
This screen displays the current status of the
Main battery
Tap on Advanced in the top right corner

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When you check the box for On battery power:
Turn off device if not used for,a dropdown will
appear that allows you to choose a preset idle
time in order to extend the battery life
Set at 5 minutes
When you check the box for On external power:
Turn off device if not used for,a dropdown will
appear that allows you to choose a preset idle
time in order to extend the battery life
Set at 30 minutes
Tap in the lower right corner and the Settings screen will appear

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Network Connections
Tap on the Connections icon
Tap on the Connections icon

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Tap on Set up my proxy server
Check the box for This network connects to the
Internet.
Tap in the lower right corner

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Tap on Advanced in the upper right hand corner
Tap on Select Networks

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The Network Management screen will appear
Tap on the dropdown lists and choose My Work
Network
Tap in the lower right corner twice.
Tap on the back arrow on the Connections screen and the Settings screen will appear.
Tap on the System icon

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Brightness
Adjust the brightness of your Mobile Unit to assure the best possible screen viewing
quality.
Tap on the Backlight icon
The Battery Power screen will appear
When you check the box for Disable
backlight if device is not used for, a
dropdown box will appear that allows you to
choose a preset idle time in order to extend
the battery life.
Set at 3 min
Check the box for Enable backlight when a
button is pressed or the screen is tapped
Tap on the Brightness in the top left corner

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The Brightness screen will appear.
Move the slider to the center of the scale
NOTE: While full brightness is easier to read, a
setting of 2 conserves battery power
Tap on External in the upper left corner
The External Power screen will appear
When you check the box for Disable backlight
if device is not used for, a dropdown box will
appear that allows you to choose a preset idle
time in order to extend the battery life.
Set at 1 min
Check the box for Enable backlight when a
button is pressed or the screen is tapped
Tap on in the bottom right corner

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About
Tap on the About icon
The Version screen will appear
MU Operating System and Version
Tap on Device ID in the upper right corner

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Type in the Device Name using the software keyboard
6-8 characters
should be significant
it will be used for identification
purposes during future functions
Tap on in the lower right corner
Task Manager
Tap on the Task Manager icon

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The Task Manager screen will appear
Any or all of these programs can be stopped if the
speed of the MU is slow
Tap on in the lower right corner
Screen
Tap on the Screen icon

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Orientation
The MU must be set to Portrait
Align Screen
This allows you to align the screen using a target
tapping process
Tap in the lower upper right corner

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2 Windows Mobile™6.1
Salamander Supported Mobile Units
Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 6.1
For questions regarding the MU refer to the Symbol Product User Guide.
Mobile Unit Setup
Turn on the Mobile Unit
The Main screen will appear
Note:
The following screen shots are from a Symbol MC9596. While the screen shots that you
are seeing may be slightly different depending on the Mobile Unit that you are using, the
functions are the same.
MC95xx
MC75

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Backlight
Adjust the brightness of your Mobile Unit prior to proceeding to assure the best possible
screen viewing quality.
Tap on in the upper left corner of the Main screen
The Start Menu Options screen will appear
Tap on Settings
The Settings - Personal Tab screen will appear
Tap on the System Tab

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The Settings –System Tab screen will appear
Tap on the Backlight icon
The Settings - Backlight –Battery Power Tab screen will appear
When you check the box for Disable
backlight if device is not used for, a
dropdown box will appear that allows you to
choose a preset idle time in order to extend
the battery life.
Set at 3 min
Check the box for Enable backlight when a
button is pressed or the screen is tapped
Tap on the External Power Tab

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The Settings - Backlight –External Power Tab screen will appear
When you check the box for Disable backlight
if device is not used for, a dropdown box will
appear that allows you to choose a preset idle
time in order to extend the battery life.
Set at 1 min
Check the box for Enable backlight when a
button is pressed or the screen is tapped
Tap on the Brightness Tab
The Settings - Backlight –Brightness Tab screen will appear
Move the slider to the center of the scale
NOTE: While full Brightness is easier to
read, a setting of 2 conserves battery power.
Tap in the upper right corner and the Settings –System Tab screen will appear.