Symbol 3100 Series Installation and operation manual

Series 3100/3500
Product Reference Guide

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70-16645-02
Revision B - April 2000
Symbol Technologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville N.Y. 11742
Series 3100/3500 Product Reference Guide

Series 3100/3500 Product Reference Guide
70-16645-02
Revision B
April, 2000

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Contents
About This Manual
Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Chapter 1. The Series 31XX/35XX System
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Parts of the Series 3100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Parts of the Series 3500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Battery Chargers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Scanners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Radio and Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Flash Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Miscellaneous Other Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Before You Use the Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Install and Charge Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Load the Appropriate Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Chapter 2. Batch and Spectrum One Terminal Setup
Chapter Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Hardware Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Hardware Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Loading the Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Chapter 3. Spectrum24 RF Terminal Setup
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Spectrum One Vs. Spectrum24 Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
The Flash Disk Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

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Standard Spectrum24 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Decision: Internet Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Editing NET.CFG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
How Application Files Are Downloaded to the Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Loading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Hardware Required for Download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Hardware Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Verify Existence of Application Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Download Over the Network: BOOTP (Default) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Initiate Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Terminal Attempts to Associate with Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Download Over the Network: DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Download Over the Network: Neither BOOTP or DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Chapter 4. Operating the Series 3100/3500
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Powering a Terminal On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Normal Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Automatic Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Forcing Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Restarting After a Forced Power Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Booting a Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Warm Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Cold Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Cold-Boot Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Boot to Command Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Adjusting the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Backlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
The Series 3100/3500 Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Using the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Modifier Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Key Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Integrated Laser Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Scanning 1-D Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Scanning Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Standard and Long Range 1-D Decode Zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Note on IEC825/EN60825 Class 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Scanning PDF417 Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

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To Scan PDF417 Bar Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Attaching a Scanner or Wand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
With a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
With a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Connecting the Internal Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Connecting to the Telephone Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Chapter 5. Error Recovery and Troubleshooting
Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
31X0/35X0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Start-up Failure: 31X0/35X0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Boot Failure Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Out-of-Memory Errors: PDT 35XX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Spectrum24 Terminals (3140/3540). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Self Test Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Running the Self Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Self Test Summaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Keyboard Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Exiting Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Memory Transfer Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Set Communications Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Internal Modem Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Scanning Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
What If .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Chapter 6. Maintaining the 3100/3500 Terminal
Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
When to Replace or Recharge Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Replacement Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Alkaline (PDT 3100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Replacing NiCd or NiMH Batteries (PDT 3100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Replacing NiCd or NiMH Batteries (PDT 3500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
NiCd or NiMH Battery Charging (PDT 3100 and PDT 3500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

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Appendix A. Port Pin-Outs
Scanner Port (DE-9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Pinouts for 3100 / 3500 Serial Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Appendix B. Keyboard Layouts
Appendix C. Communications Status Codes
Appendix D. Specifications
Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Standard 1-D Scan Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-2
Long Range 1-D Scan Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
1-D / PDF417Scan Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-4
Glossary
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About This Manual
The PDT 3100/3500 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setup,
initialization, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
Notational Conventions
The following conventions are used in this document:
• “Operator” and “User” refer to anyone using an application on a PDT 3100/3500
terminal.
• “PC” refers to the IBM personal computer or compatible system that you are
using to develop applications.
• “Terminal” refers to a PDT 3100/3500 terminal.
• “You” refers to the administrator who is using this manual as a reference aid to
install, configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the PDT 3100/3500
terminal.
•<Bracketed Bold> type indicates keystrokes on the terminal or PC. For example:
Select the <F1> key on the PC to access on-line help.
•Bold type is used to identify menu items and input or text fields on a terminal
screen
•Italics are used:
- for the names of parameters in function prototypes and variable names in
usage and syntax descriptions
- to highlight specific items in the general text
- to identify chapters and sections in this and related documents
• Square brackets [] in a command line enclose optional inline parameters.
• The piping symbol | has the effect of “or” when it is used to separate inline
parameters on acommand line; i.e.,it separates alternative valuesfor parameters.
• Bullets (•) indicate:
- action items

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- lists of alternatives
- lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential
• Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe step-by-step procedures) appear as
numbered lists.
Related Publications
The following is a list of documents and publications that you may find useful if you
want to know more about the PDT 3100/3500 terminal itself or about the tools and
utilities that are available for writing applications for the terminal.
Documents Available from Symbol Technologies
•PDT 3100 Quick Reference Guide
p/n 70-35895-01
•PDT 3500 Quick Reference Guide
p/n 70-16646-XX
•Series 3000 Application Programmer’s Guide
p/n 70-16308-XX
•Series 3000 Application Programmer’s Reference Manual
p/n 70-16309-XX
•Series 3000 System Software Manual
p/n 70-16310-XX
•CRD3100-1000, 3100-4000 Quick Reference Guide
p/n 70-11313-XX
•3115 Communications/Charger Adapter Inst. Instructions
p/n 70-11314-XX
•Spectrum 24 Access Point User’s Guide
p/n 70-12057-XX
•Spectrum24 Flash Disk Addendum
p/n 70-31437-XX
Service Information
If you have a problem with your equipment, contact the Symbol Support Center for your
region. See page ix for contact information. Before calling, have the model number, serial
number, and several of your bar code symbols at hand.

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Call the Support Center from a phone near the scanning equipment so that the service person
can try to talk you through your problem. If the equipment is found to be working properly
and the problem is symbol readability, the Support Center will request samples of your bar
codes for analysis at our plant.
If your problem cannot be solved over the phone, you may need to return your equipment for
servicing. If that is necessary, you will be given specific directions.
Symbol Support Center
For service information, warranty information or technical assistance contact or call the
Symbol Support Center in:
United States
Symbol Technologies, Inc.
One Symbol Plaza
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1-800-653-5350
Canada
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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[phone] (Outside UK)
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[phone] (Outside Singapore)
Australia
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[phone] (Outside Australia)
Austria
Symbol Technologies Austria GmbH
Prinz-Eugen Strasse 70
Suite 3
2.Haus, 5.Stock
1040 Vienna, Austria
1-505-5794 (Inside Austria)
[phone] (Outside Austria)

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Denmark
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DK-3450 Allerod, Denmark
7020-1718 (Inside Denmark)
[phone] (Outside Denmark)
Europe/Mid-East Distributor Operations
Contact your local distributor or call
[phone]
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[phone] (Outside Mexico)
Netherlands
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[phone] (Outside Netherlands)
Norway
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66810600 (Inside Norway)
[phone] (Outside Norway)

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If you purchased your Symbol product from a Symbol Business Partner, contact that Business
Partner for service.
Warranty
Symbol Technologies, Inc (“Symbol”) manufactures its hardware products in accordance with industry-
standard practices. Symbol warrants that for a period of twelve (12) months from date of shipment,
products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship.
This warranty is provided to the original owner only and is not transferable to any third party. It shall
not apply to any product (i) which has been repaired or altered unless done or approved by Symbol, (ii)
which has not been maintained in accordance with any operating or handling instructions supplied by
Symbol, (iii) which has been subjected to unusual physical or electrical stress, misuse, abuse, power
shortage, negligence or accident or (iv) which has been used other than in accordance with the product
operating and handling instructions. Preventive maintenance is the responsibility of customer and is not
covered under this warranty.
Wear items and accessories having a Symbol serial number, will carry a 90-day limited warranty. Non-
serialized items will carry a 30-day limited warranty.
South Africa
Symbol Technologies Africa Inc.
Block B2
Rutherford Estate
1 Scott Street
Waverly 2090 Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa
11-4405668 (Inside South Africa)
[phone] (Outside South Africa)
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28042 Madrid, Spain
9-1-320-39-09 (Inside Spain)
[phone] (Outside Spain)
Sweden
Symbol Technologies AB
Albygatan 109D
Solna
Sweden
84452900 (Inside Sweden)
[phone] (Outside Sweden)

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Warranty Coverage and Procedure
During the warranty period, Symbol will repair or replace defective products returned to Symbol’s
manufacturing plan in the US. For warranty service in North America, call the Symbol Support Center
at 1-800-653-5350. International customers should contact the local Symbol office or support center.
If warranty service is required, Symbol will issue a Return Material Authorization Number. Products
must be shipped in the original or comparable packaging, shipping and insurance charges prepaid.
Symbol will ship the repaired or replacement product freight and insurance prepaid in North America.
Shipments from the US or other locations will be made F.O.B. Symbol’s manufacturing plant.
Symbol will use new or refurbished parts at its discretion and will own all parts removed from repaired
products. Customer will pay for the replacement product in case it does not return the replaced product
to Symbol within 3 days of receipt of the replacement product. The process for return and customer’s
charges will be in accordance with Symbol’s Exchange Policy in effect at the time of the exchange.
Customer accepts full responsibility for its software and data including the appropriate backup thereof.
Repair or replacement of a product during warranty will not extend the original warranty term.
Symbol’s Customer Service organization offers an array of service plans, such as on-site, depot, or phone
support, that can be implemented to meet customer’s special operational requirements and are available
at a substantial discount during warranty period.
General
Except for the warranties stated above, Symbol disclaims all warranties, express or implied, on products
furnished hereunder, including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for
a particular purpose. The stated express warranties are in lieu of all obligations or liabilities on part of
Symbol for damages, including without limitation, special, indirect, or consequential damages arising
out of or in connection with the use or performance of the product.
Seller’s liability for damages to buyer or others resulting from the use of any product, shall in no way
exceed the purchase price of said product, except in instances of injury to persons or property.
Some states (or jurisdictions) do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the proceeding exclusion or limitation may not apply to you.

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Chapter 1
The Series 31XX/35XX System
Chapter Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Parts of the Series 3100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Parts of the Series 3500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Battery Chargers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Series 31XX/35XX terminals use any one of the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Scanners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Radio and Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Spectrum One® Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Spectrum24™ Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Flash Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Miscellaneous Other Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Before You Use the Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Install and Charge Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Load the Appropriate Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

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The Series 3100/3500 System
Introduction
The Series 31XX/35XX terminals are lightweight, battery powered, hand-held portable
data collection devices. Data is entered from the keyboard, an integrated laser scanner,
or an attached laser scanner.
As remote terminals, the PDT 31XX, and PDT 35XX collect and store data that is later
uploaded to a host computer.The 31XX and 35XX arebatch terminals (no radio). Radio
terminals include the 3110, 3510, and 3124 for use in a Spectrum One®radio network;
the 3140 and 3540 operate in a Spectrum24™radio network environment.
The operating system is DR DOS™. It is compatible with and extends the industry-
standard IBM PC-DOS™. DR DOS provides access to a number of commercially
available programming tools. Additional programming tools are available from
Symbol for easier system programming and access to special features.
Power saving features of the Series 3100/3500 include auto-off and power save modes,
which reduce power consumption until an operator provides input. These features
conserve battery power, lengthening the time between charges or replacement.

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Parts of the Series 3100
PARTNO.:
3100-9M0L050
S/N:B029721
SYMBOLTECH,INC.
PDT3100
Integrated Laser Scan Element
Scanner Window
Scanner LED LCD Display Window
Keyboard
Scanner
Trigger
Serial Port (RJ41) Handstrap
Scanner
Trigger
Scanner
Trigger
Handstrap
Latch
Serial Port (RJ41)
Battery Compartment
Battery
Compartment
Cover
Battery
Compartment
Latch
Holding Plugs
Rechargeable NiCd
Battery Pack
Battery Adapter
Removal
Strap
Battery
Connector
Sockets

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The Series 3100/3500 System
Parts of the Series 3500
Integrated Laser Scan Element
LCD Display
Keyboard
Serial Port (RJ41)
Handstrap
Scanner
Trigger Scanner
Trigger
Handstrap
Latch
Serial Port (RJ41)
Battery
Pack
Handstrap
Battery
Compartment
Battery
Pack
Integrated Laser Scan Element
Scanner
Trigger
Scanner
Trigger
Window
Scanner
LED
Window
Scanner
Foldover
Strap with
Velcro
Attachment

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Accessories
The following accessories are available for Series 3100/3500 terminals.
Battery Chargers
Series 31XX/35XX terminals use any one of the following:
• alkaline batteries (PPT 31XX only)
• rechargeable Nickel Cadmium (NiCd)
• rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery packs.
NiCd and NiMH batteries are charged using one of the charging accessories listed
below.
Table 1-1. Battery Charging Accessories
Rechargeable batteries available from Symbol include:
For PDT 3100: 400 Mah (NiCd), 600 Mah (NiMH).
For PDT 3500: 800 Mah (NiCd), 1200 Mah (NiMH).
Accessory Part Number Batteries Charged
Single-Slot Cradle CRD3100-100U (US version)
CRD3100-100I (International) All
Four-Slot Cradle CRD3100-400U (US version)
CRD3100-400I (International) All
Communications/Charger
Adapter
15 Volt Adapter
3115-000
59915-00-00(US version)
KT-12596-01
Universal Four-Slot Charger 3004-xxx KT-12596-01
KT-12596-02
UBC 1000 Charger UBC1000-xxxx All