Symbol WT4000 - Wearable Terminal - Win CE 5.0 Professional 520... User manual

Meeting the challenges in today’s warehouse
Maintaining a high level of efficiency in warehouse operations is critical to business health — from healthcare distributors tackling new
regulatory requirements, grocery chains confronting increased competition and tighter margins, high volume distribution centers facing the
rising cost of doing business, and more. Regardless of the types of materials and products that move through your warehouse, you face
constant pressure to streamline operations, increase productivity, reduce labor costs, and improve order accuracy.
Critical to any distribution operation, picking is one of the most labor-
intensive warehouse functions. And pick accuracy can make or break
your customer relationships.
A paper-based picking system is hampered with inefficiencies. Printing
and distributing pick tickets takes time — time that would be better
served picking additional orders. Workers can spend too much time
walking through aisles looking for the correct item, and juggling paper
forms while handling items as they are picked. A paper-based process is
slow and especially prone to errors — as paperwork is completed by
hand and then manually entered into the system. As a result, companies
can struggle with incomplete pick lists, mis-picks, and data entry errors.
Companies who’ve deployed an electronic process and armed their
warehouse employees with handheld scanners/computers can still achieve
dramatic productivity gains. In transaction-intensive environments such
as picking, handheld devices can potentially slow the pace of work
down. The workflow for employees who constantly use their hands to
pick items or handle packages can be disrupted by the need to continually
set down and pick up devices — the time required to manage devices
could be better spent picking more orders.
Powerful hands-free flexibility and
convenience
The WT4000 Series Wearable System empowers warehouse workers to
achieve new levels of productivity and efficiency through hands-free voice
and text-based picking. The system offers maximum application flexibility,
with headset support for voice picking, a keyboard for text entry, as well
as mix and match connectors on either side of the terminal for right- or
left-handed scanning. The ability to utilize this single system for voice-
directed picking, text-based picking or a combination of voice and text
enables you to meet a wide variety of needs in your warehouse, including
the ability to override errors and handle exceptions on the fly, while
providing the functionality to automate and dramatically reduce errors in
picking operations.
Maximize picking productivity with the
hands-free WT4000 Series Wearable System
APPLICATION BRIEF
Key benefits
• Increases warehouse worker productivity with
unparalleled freedom of movement and fewer
workflow disruptions
• Improves picking accuracy by providing real-time
feedback and eliminating manual data entry errors
• Improves worker safety with ergonomic design and
hands/eye-free operation
• Enables real-time exception/error handling
• Provides maximum application flexibility: voice-
only, text-only and combination voice and text

This complete system consists of:
• WT4000 Series Wearable Terminal providing high-performance
computing power, reliable 802.11a/b/g WLAN connectivity, and a
lightweight ergonomic design that can be worn comfortably on
the hip or wrist. The terminal offers a full keyboard for easy text
entry and a bright 2.8” QVGA screen for at-a-glance readability in
nearly any lighting condition.
• Flexible scanning options with the lightweight RS409 ring scanner
and back-of-the-hand RS309 scanner. Enhanced scan engines
provide superior scan performance, reading even damaged or
poorly printed bar codes the first time.
The system’s rugged design ensures reliable operations in
challenging warehouse environments — from the dusty warehouse
floor to the freezer. Ergonomic innovations offer user comfort and
safety, protecting your workers from fatigue and injury throughout
the shift. And the system offers removable, washable pads, gloves
and finger straps to improve user hygiene, even when devices are
shared between shifts.
Improve productivity and accuracy in
picking operations
With the WT4000 Wearable System, the need to print and distribute
pick tickets is eliminated, along with the need to enter and
reconcile the data after the pick is complete. Pick orders are now
delivered right to the picker’s mobile device, along with the location
and most optimal route to the products. And since workers now
scan items as they are selected, they receive instant verification
that the right item was selected, enabling the immediate correction
of any picking errors. In addition, picking is no longer restricted to a
linear process. Your application can batch orders together,
enabling the picking of more orders in less time.
And should your pickers encounter an exception, such as a short,
the keyboard and screen of the WT4000 enable a direct interface
with your business systems, such as WMS (warehouse
management system), enabling on-the-spot handling without
disrupting workflow.
Versatility for many environments and
applications
Case picking: grocery and food service industry
The WT4000 is ideal for workers in a grocery distribution center
picking cases of product to replenish local grocers. The wide
operating temperature range enables workers to move between the
main warehouse floor and your freezers as needed. The RS309 and
RS409 compatible scanners offer a wide working range for bar
code scanning, from close to mid-range, enabling scanning of
items or pick slot location codes regardless of whether they are in
reach or on warehouse shelves. Your workers’ hands are always
free to handle product with as much care as needed, from canned
goods to fresh produce and more fragile fresh bread. And in an
environment where moisture from the cooler or product spills can
easily damage bar codes, Symbol’s decoding algorithms enable
first time accurate scanning of even poorly printed and damaged
bar codes. And even though the lighting in the different areas of
your warehouse may vary, the color screen is easy to view.
Each picking: pharmaceutical industry
In healthcare distribution, the WT4000 Series Wearable System
paves the way for highly accurate and rapid picking as well as
cost-effective compliance with new regulatory requirements. For
example, you might determine that voice-directed picking will
provide the most productivity gain in your application, but that
doesn’t allow for processing of pedigree information for prescription
drugs. With the WT4000 Series Wearable System, your workers can
quickly pick medical supplies, instruments and more via voice
direction, while the keyboard and scanner provide the tools needed
to quickly collect the information needed on prescription medications
right from the warehouse floor. And the flexibility to meet diverse
application needs with a single device maximizes your technology
investment dollars by improving employee productivity and cycle
times, and enabling regulatory compliance — without affecting the
cost of labor or your profitability.
Case and each picking: office supply distribution
In a major office supply distribution center, workers are picking
high volumes of products throughout the workday, from cases of
products, such as printer paper and folders, to individual products
such as scissors and pens, to larger items, such as printers or filing
cabinets. The WT4000 Wearable Series gives your workers the
freedom to use both hands to handle larger items safely and to
easily pick smaller individual items. Bar code labels are easily
scanned from near to far. And in this high-volume scan intensive
application, the RS409 Ring Scanner offers a trigger built to last,
rated for over one million actuations.
Throughout the warehouse:
In fact, any manual material handling operation in your warehouse
that requires system direction or bar code scan confirmation is a
candidate for the Symbol WT4000. Palletizing functions, cross-

docking and put-to-store sortation as well as receiving, putaway,
and replenishment functions can benefit from hands-free wearable
technology. By enabling real-time interaction with your warehouse
systems, the WT4000 delivers increased process automation and
improved productivity across all your warehouse functions.
Benefits in the warehouse…
Symbol’s wearable technology enables companies to achieve
operational efficiencies that have a direct impact on the bottom line.
With its complete hands-free design, the WT4000 Series Wearable
System maximizes warehouse productivity — enabling companies to
fulfill more orders per day and meet tougher regulatory requirements
with the same staff level. Out-of-stocks are noted in real time for
immediate replenishment, eliminating the cost associated with
incomplete picks. And worker safety and comfort are improved
with the system’s ergonomic design and hands-free operation.
Companies also witness a significant improvement in accuracy,
since workers receive instant feedback on mis-picks and any
errors associated with paper forms and manual data entry are
eliminated. And with pick accuracy nearing 100%, companies can
reduce the costs associated with erroneous shipments — not to
mention maintain customer goodwill and prevent loss of sale.
Critical to the enterprise warehouse environment, the WT4000 Series
Wearable System is built to endure life in the warehouse. IP-54
sealing protects the device in damp, dusty conditions and Symbol’s
stringent drop and tumble tests ensure it will keep working even
after it’s dropped on concrete. And the common Symbol architecture
simplifies integration and deployment tasks, as well as reduces
application development costs and training requirements.
…and beyond
The real-time wireless connection to your business systems enables
instant visibility into inventory. This granular and immediate visibility
can translate into a host of benefits for the enterprise, including
reduced stocking levels that translate into capital and operational
savings as well as the ability to react more rapidly to low inventory
levels to protect against out-of-stocks — and potential lost sales.
The services and expertise you need for
successful mobility
Symbol offers the expertise you need to assist with every stage of
your mobility solution — from planning and design to implementation
to ongoing support. Designed for your mission-critical environment,
Symbol’s unique service offerings will not only help you keep your
devices up and running, but also looking like new, ensuring maximum
uptime and maximum product life, for a rapid return on investment
— and a low total cost of ownership.
Wearable computing — the Symbol
difference
Symbol makes it easy to get maximum value from your warehouse
technology investments. The WT4000 Series Wearable System
represents the latest in hands-free wearable solutions, leveraging
knowledge and insight gained from Symbol’s unique and extensive
industry experience — with 30 years as a market leader in bar
code scanning and over 10 years designing wearable mobile
computing solutions.
Symbol offers one of the broadest vertical product portfolios of bar
code scanners and mobile computers in the industry — from
wearable computers to forklift-mounted devices, retail front room
scanners, and enterprise-class mobile computers. A shared
hardware and software architecture enables applications to be
ported across devices, reducing software development and training
requirements. All devices integrate seamlessly with Symbol’s wireless
infrastructure — providing the performance and reliability needed
to keep your employees connected and your data secure, as well
as the scalability to meet your demands today, and tomorrow.
For more information on how the WT4000 Series Wearable System
can streamline your warehouse operations, please visit us on the
Web at www.symbol.com/WT4000 or contact us at +1.800.722.6234
or +1.631.738.2400.

About Symbol Technologies
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products and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of business activity. Symbol
enterprise mobility solutions integrate advanced data capture technology, mobile computing platforms, wireless infrastructure,
mobility software and world-class services programs. Symbol enterprise mobility products and solutions are proven to increase
workforce productivity, reduce operating costs, drive operational efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for the world’s
leading retailers, transportation and logistics companies, manufacturers, wholesale and distribution centers, government agencies
and healthcare facilities. More information is available at www.symbol.com
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