Symbol PTC-960X User manual

PTC-960X
User's Guide

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GUIDE TO THE
PTC-960X

Guidetothe
PTC-960X
Part Number: 16670-701-01
Release Date: 9/17/93

Telxon, TCAL (Telxon Common Application Lan-
guage), and RAMSaver are registered trade-
marks of Telxon Corporation.
MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
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subject to change without notice.
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technical or editorial omissions or mistakes in
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or consequential damages resulting from your
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© Copyright 1993 Telxon Corporation
All Rights Reserved.

Contents
FCC statement . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .8
Safety information . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .9
PTC equipped with a short-range laser scanner9
PTC equipped with a long-range laser scanner10
Disposing of nickel-cadmium batteries . .. .10
Scope . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11
Overview of the PTC-960X . .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Communicating data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Flash programming . .. .. .. .. .. .. .13
Getting started . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Unpacking the PTC-960X . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 15
Charging the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 15
Checking the PTC-960X . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parts . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .17
Accessory connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bar-code scanner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .17
Bar-code scanner trigger .. .. .. .. .. .17
Battery charger . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .19
Battery compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Communication contacts. .. .. .. .. .. 19
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
End cap/battery pack assembly . .. .. .. .20
FlashEPROM. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20
Handle. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ENTER/YES key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ON/OFF key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SHIFT key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Keyboardoverlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
RJ-41-to-RS-232 adapter cable (optional) . . 23
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Charging . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .23
Good Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Low Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Scan . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .24
Wrist strap . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .24
Features . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .25
Autodiscrimination between bar codes . .. .25
Automatic off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Automatic return aton . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Backlight . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25
Battery backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Beeper. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26
Clock . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27
Communication . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .27
Display contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Memory . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .28
Communication and connections . .. .. .. .. .. 29
Connecting cables . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29
Disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting tothe optional
communication cradle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Scanning bar-code labels . .. .. .. .. .. .. .34
Maintaining the PTC-960X . .. .. .. .. .. .. 36
Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Handling the PTC-960X . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Storing the PTC-960X . .. .. .. .. .. .37
Cleaning the PTC-960X . .. .. .. .. .. .38
Servicing the PTC-960X . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the battery pack . .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Removing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing a new battery pack . .. .. .. .40
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Programming the flash EPROM . .. .. .. .. .. 41
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Procedure. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43
Troubleshooting . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49
If the PTC does not turn on . . . . . . . . . . 49
If the bar-code scanner does not read a label 49
If you experience any other problems with
your PTC-960X . .. .. .. .. .. .. .50
Appendix A . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Physical . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .51
Electrical . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51
Bar codetypessupported . . . . . . . . . 52
Communication . .. .. .. .. .. .. .53
Appendix B . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54
Accessory part numbers . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Appendix C . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56
Communication connections . . . . . . . . . 56
Appendix D . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64
LED status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Glossary. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .65
Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .69
Figures
1.Parts of the PTC-960X . .. .. .. .. .18
2.Connecting a cable . .. .. .. .. .. .31
3.Scanning a bar-code . .. .. .. .. .. .35
4.Removing the battery pack . . . . . . . . 39
5.RJ-41-to-RS-232 25-pin adapter cable . .56
6.RJ-41-to-RS-232 9-pin adapter cable .. .57
7.PTC-to-1/2 duplex modem cable . . . . . 58
8.PTC-to-fullduplex modemcable. . . . . 59
9.PTC-to-host(DTE)cable . .. .. .. .. 60
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10.Cloning cable, RJ-41-to-RJ-41 . .. .. .61
11.PTC-to-IBM PC/AT download cable . . . 62
12.PTC-to-IBM PC/XT download cable . . . 63
Tables
1.Accessory partnumbers . . . . . . . . . 54
2.LED status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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FCC
statement
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class Adigital de-
vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal
Communication Commission (FCC) rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protec-
tion against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environ-
ment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-
stalled and used in accordance with this
instruction manual, may cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference, in which case users will be
required to correct the interference at their own
expense.
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