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SHC2500
Operator’s Manual
Part Number 7010-0950
Rev A
©Copyright Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
August, 2009
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The information contained herein may not be used, accessed, copied, stored,
displayed, sold, modified, published, distributed, or otherwise reproduced
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TOC
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Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................. vii
Terms and Conditions ...................................................... vii
Manual Conventions ........................................................ x
Chapter 1
Introduction .......................................................... 1-1
Getting Acquainted .......................................................... 1-1
General Features of the SHC2500 ................................... 1-2
Front Panel Components/Indicators for the SHC2500 1-4
Illuminators, Camera, and Lasers for the SHC2500 . 1-5
Configuration Options for the SHC2500 .................. 1-6
Accessories for the SHC2500 ................................... 1-6
Chapter 2
Operating the SHC2500 ....................................... 2-1
Front Panel Components .................................................. 2-2
On/Off Button Operations ......................................... 2-2
Performing a Cold Boot for the
SHC2500 ................................................................ 2-2
Placing the SHC2500 in Suspend Mode ................... 2-2
Using the Rechargeable Battery ...................................... 2-3
Checking the Battery Status ...................................... 2-4
Charging the Batteries ..................................................... 2-4
Replacing the Batteries ................................................... 2-5
Power Management ......................................................... 2-6
Data Entry Using the Keypad ................................... 2-7
Data Entry Using the CE Keyboard .......................... 2-8
Data Entry Using the Transcriber ............................. 2-8
Using the Integrated Camera ..................................... 2-9
Power Status Icons .................................................... 2-9
Connection Status Icons ............................................ 2-10
The Start Menu .......................................................... 2-10

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Miscellaneous Tools .................................................. 2-10
Chapter 3
Control Panel Functions ..................................... 3-1
The Taskbar and Start Menu Settings ........................ 3-9
Chapter 4
Configuring the SHC2500 ................................... 4-1
Creating an ActiveSync® Connection ............................. 4-1
USB Connection ............................................................... 4-1
Making a Connection with ActiveSync ........................... 4-2
Using ActiveSync ............................................................. 4-3
Connecting to a Mail Server ............................................. 4-5
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting .................................................. 5-1
Obtaining Technical Support ........................................... 5-3
Phone ......................................................................... 5-3
E-mail ........................................................................ 5-3
Website ...................................................................... 5-5
Appendix A
Specifications ...................................................... A-1
SHC2500 Specifications .................................................. A-1
General Specifications ............................................... A-1
Appendix B
Regulatory Information ....................................... B-1
FCC Compliance .............................................................. B-1
Community of Europe Compliance .................................. B-2
Canadian Emission Labeling Requirements .................... B-2
Canadian Radio Frequency Emissions Statement ............ B-3
FCC Class A ............................................................. B-3
CISPR 22 (EN 55022) Class A .................................. B-4
Canadian Regulatory Information (Canada Only) ........... B-5
Declaration of Conformity for CE Mark .......................... B-6
EU Representative: .............................................. B-6
WEEE Directive ............................................................... B-7

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EMC and Radiocommunications Compliance
Labeling Using the C-Tick Mark ................................. B-8
Appendix C
Safety Warnings ................................................... C-1
General Warnings ............................................................ C-1
Battery Pack Warnings .................................................... C-1
Usage Warnings ............................................................... C-3
Appendix D
Warranty Terms .................................................... D-1

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Preface
Thank you for purchasing this Sokkia® product. The materials
available in this Manual (the “Manual”) have been prepared by
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. (“TPS”) for owners of Topcon
products, and are designed to assist owners with the use of the
receiver and its use is subject to these terms and conditions (the
“Terms and Conditions”).
Terms and Conditions
USE This product is designed to be used by a professional. The user
should have a good knowledge of the safe use of the product and
implement the types of safety procedures recommended by the local
government protection agency for both private use and commercial
job sites.
COPYRIGHT All information contained in this Manual is the
intellectual property of, and copyrighted material of TPS. All rights
are reserved. Do not use, access, copy, store, display, create
derivative works of, sell, modify, publish, distribute, or allow any
third party access to, any graphics, content, information or data in this
Manual without TPS’ express written consent and may only use such
information for the care and operation of your receiver. The
information and data in this Manual are a valuable asset of TPS and
are developed by the expenditure of considerable work, time and
money, and are the result of original selection, coordination and
arrangement by TPS.
NOTICE
Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully.

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TRADEMARKS GR-3™, Topcon Tools™, Topcon Link™,
TopSURV™, Topcon® and Topcon Positioning Systems™ are
trademarks or registered trademarks of TPS. Windows® is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. The Bluetooth® word
mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such
marks by Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. is used under license.
SHC2500™, Sokkia Corporation and the names of Sokkia
Corporation products referenced herein are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sokkia Corporation. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR ANY
WARRANTIES IN AN APPENDIX OR A WARRANTY CARD
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LICENSE AGREEMENT Use of any computer programs or software
supplied by TPS or downloaded from a TPS website (the “Software”)
in connection with the receiver constitutes acceptance of these Terms

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and Conditions in this Manual and an agreement to abide by these
Terms and Conditions. The user is granted a personal, non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to use such Software under the terms stated
herein and in any case only with a single receiver or single computer.
You may not assign or transfer the Software or this license without
the express written consent of TPS. This license is effective until
terminated. You may terminate the license at any time by destroying
the Software and Manual. TPS may terminate the license if you fail to
comply with any of the Terms or Conditions. You agree to destroy the
Software and manual upon termination of your use of the receiver.
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acceptable, return any unused software and manual.
CONFIDENTIALITY This Manual, its contents and the Software
(collectively, the “Confidential Information”) are the confidential and
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Information with a degree of care no less stringent that the degree of
care you would use in safeguarding your own most valuable trade
secrets. Nothing in this paragraph shall restrict you from disclosing
Confidential Information to your employees as may be necessary or
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TPS website (or any other website) or in any other advertisements or
TPS literature or made by an employee or independent contractor of
TPS modifies these Terms and Conditions (including the Software
license, warranty and limitation of liability).
SAFETY Improper use of the product can lead to injury to persons or
property and/or malfunction of the product. The product should only
be repaired by authorized TPS warranty service centers. Users should
review and heed the safety warnings in an Appendix.
MISCELLANEOUS The above Terms and Conditions may be
amended, modified, superseded, or canceled, at any time by TPS. The

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above Terms and Conditions will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without reference
to conflict of laws.
Manual Conventions
This manual describes the standard features and operation of the
FC-2500. Unless otherwise stated, the operational characteristics
described herein correspond to factory default configurations and
settings as shipped from Topcon Positioning Systems. Wherever used
herein, the term SHC2500 applies to all SHC2500 models (except as
noted).
It is beyond the scope of this manual to provide operating system
tutorials or information about commercial or customized SHC2500
application programs and connected equipment. This information
should be available in the manuals that accompany those products.
This manual uses the following conventions:
Example Description
FileExit Click the File menu, and click Exit.
Connection Indicates the name of a dialog box or screen.
Frequency Indicates a field on a dialog box or screen, or a tab
within a dialog box or screen.
Enter Press or click the button or key labeled Enter.
NOTE
Further information to note about the configuration,
maintenance, or setup of a system.
TIP
Supplementary information that can help you
configure, maintain, or set up a system.

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NOTICE
Supplementary information that can have an affect
on system operation, system performance,
measurements, or personal safety.
CAUTION
Notification that an action has the potential to
adversely affect system operation, system
performance, data integrity, or personal health.
WARNING
Notification that an action will result in system
damage, loss of data, loss of warranty, or personal
injury.
DANGER
Under no circumstances should this action be
performed.

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Introduction
Getting Acquainted
The SHC2500 is a fully featured, rugged and customizable hand-held
computer integrated with a color camera that also reads bar codes
(Figure 1-1).
The SHC2500 comes standard with the Windows CE 5.0 operating
system and an Intel PXA270 XScale processor that operates up to 624
MHz. It also has Bluetooth®, WLAN, and serial communication
(RS-232 and USB).
The SHC2500 enables you to connect to the RS-1 wireless radio. To
learn more about the features of the SHC2500, see “General Features
of the FC-2500” on page 1-2.
Figure 1-1. SHC2500 Controller

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Table 1-1 describes the front components and indicators on the
SHC2500.
General Features of the
SHC2500
Operating System The SHC2500 uses Windows CE 5.0 as its
operating system. You can develop applications quickly and easily
using the latest development tools and network connectivity from
Microsoft, such as eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0, Visual Studio 2005,
and ActiveSync.
Processor The SHC2500 uses an Intel PXA270 processor designed
specifically for high performance, low power, portable, hand-held
devices. It incorporates Intel XScale technology with on-the-fly
voltage, frequency scaling, and sophisticated power management. It
also complies with the ARM Architecture V5TE instruction set.
Camera The SHC2500 uses a 5 megapixel (4 megapixel processed)
digital camera equipped with ultra-bright LED illuminators for
photography in low-light areas, a wide, sunlight-readable display for
ease of viewing regardless of available ambient light, and adjustable
IR coated-glass optics for crisp clear images. There is a 5 mega pixel
color CMOS imager, a true camera system, an Auto focus system and
a Mechanical Shutter system. The bar-code symbology decode
software system is compatible with the following: Code 39, Code
128, Straight Code 2 of 5, UPC, EAN-13, and PDF-417 (2D Code).
Table 1-1. Front Components and Indicators
Item Component Description
1 Camera 5.17 megapixel digital camera
2 Display An amorphous silicon active matrix AD-TFT color
display.
3 Front Panel Contains status and modifier key indicators (see
Figure 1-2 on page 1-4)
4 Keypad 55 keys with an 8+1 directional keypad

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Illuminators and Lasers The SHC2500 comes with four LED
illuminators that enable you to take pictures in low-light conditions.
A pair of 635 nm red visible lasers enable you to position objects and
align the SHC2500.
Display The SHC2500 features an amorphous silicon matrix AD-
TFT color display. It is outdoors-readable with a diagonal screen size
of 3.52” (8.9cm). The active area of the display is 71.52mm H x
53.64mm V. The pixel format is 320H x 240V (1 pixel = R+B+G
dots. The touchscreen system is 4-wire resistive technology.
Keypad The SHC2500 has 55 keys plus an 8+1 directional pad. The
keyboard is contstructed of sheer-proof solid hard keys.
Indicators The SHC2500 has five LED indicators that provide a
number of useful functions, including the state of keypad modifier
keys. An additional LED indicates the charge and low battery status
and WLAN (wireless connection) and Bluetooth power status.
Sound The SHC2500 has an integrated speaker and microphone.
Rechargeable Battery Pack The SHC2500 comes with two
rechargeable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery packs that provide up to 40
hours of operating time on a full charge, depending on power
management and use. Each battery is a [email protected], integrated
“Gas Gauge” System; field replaceable. When connected to an
external power source, the Internal Charging System is used.
The Lithium-Ion technology used in the SHC2500 has exceptional
charge life without the “charge memory.” This means partially
discharged batteries or batteries connected to the charger for extended
periods will not adversely affect battery life or performance.
Configuration Options The SHC2500 comes standard with one
RS-232 DE-9 serial port, one RS-1 radio port, and one USB mini A/B
connector. The SHC2500 also includes USB (1.1), Wireless LAN
(802.11/gb) and Bluetooth (1.2/Class II) (see Figure 1-2 on page 1-4
for connector specifications.
Durability The SHC2500 case is shock-tested per MIL-STD-810F
Method 516.5, Procedure IV.

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Ingress Protection The SHC2500 is completely dust-tight and can
withstand exposure to jets of water. It has an IP (Ingress Protection)
rating of 67 as defined by IEC standard 529.
Front Panel Components/Indicators
for the SHC2500
The front panel components consist of the battery indicator light
(battery status), function light, shift key light, speaker, CAPS
indicator light, bluetooth connection status, and wireless connection
status (Figure 1-2).
The SHC2500 has five LED indicators that provide a number of
useful functions, including the state of the art keypad modifier keys.
An additional LED indicates the charge and low battery status of the
unit (Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-2. SHC2500 Modifier Keys
Table 1-2 describes the front panel components/indicators for the
SHC2500.
NOTE
The product warranty does not cover SHC2500
devices that fail due to electrolysis.
Table 1-2. Front Panel Components
Item Component Description
1 Modifier LEDs Indicates use of the FUNC, CAPS,
CHG LOW (battery status), BT,
SHIFT, and WLAN modifier keys
Battery Status Shift Status
Function
Status Bluetooth
Connection
Wireless Connection
Caps Lock

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Illuminators, Camera, and Lasers for
the SHC2500
The SHC2500 comes with two LED illuminators that you can use to
take pictures in low light conditions. In addition, The SHC2500 uses
a pair of 635nm red visible lasers that allows you to position objects
and align the SHC2500 as needed (Figure 1-3).
Figure 1-3. Illuminators, Camera, and Lasers
Table 1-3 describes the illuminators, camera, and lasers located on
the back of the SHC2500.
2 Battery LED Red lights for a low battery or Green
lights for a charging battery
Table 1-3. Camera, Illuminators, and Lasers
Item Component Description
1 Illuminators Two illuminators that take pictures in low-
light conditions
2 Camera Five megapixel (4 megapixel processed)
camera
3 Lasers Two 635 nm red visible lasers that position
objects and align the SHC2500
Table 1-2. Front Panel Components
Item Component Description
Illuminators Camera Lasers

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Configuration Options for the
SHC2500
The SHC2500 comes standard with one RS-232 DE-9 serial port and
one USB mini A/B connector. Also included is USB (1.1), Wireless
LAN (802.11b) and Bluetooth (1.2) capability (Figure 1-4). See
“Specifications” on page A-1 for connector specifications.
Figure 1-4. Bottom Components of the SHC2500
Table 1-4 describes the bottom components for the SHC2500.
Accessories for the SHC2500
The SHC2500 package includes standard communication and power
cables and accessories for configuring the SHC2500 hand-held
computer and for providing a power source. Depending on the
package purchased, additional accessories may also be included.
Table 1-5 on page 1-7 lists the cables included with the SHC2500.
Table 1-4. Bottom Components
Item Component Description
1 DE-9 RS232 Male
Interface Port
Emulates standard serial pin-out connectors
to connect the SHC2500 to most desktop
PCs using a standard null modem cable
2 USB mini A/B Port
(v 1.1 compatible)
Connects to other USB devices as either
host or client
USB Mini
Connector DE-9
Connectors