Unitech PA960 Installation and operation manual

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UnitechPA960
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Chapter1.Introduction................................................................................4
UnitechPT930SA &Accessories..................................................................................6
Tourofthe UnitechPT930SA........................................................................................7
PT930SA Frontand Left Side ......................................................................................7
PT930SA Back ...........................................................................................................7
FirstStepswiththe UnitechPT930SA ..........................................................................8
Installing the BatteryPack ...........................................................................................8
Supplying Powertothe PT930SA .................................................................................9
Charging the Mainand Backup Batteriesforthe FirstTime..............................................9
Using the Stylus.......................................................................................................10
PCMCIAPulling Tags................................................................................................10
ProtectiveScreen Film..............................................................................................10
FirstOperation ofthe UnitechPT930SA ...................................................................... 11
Pressing the ON/OFF Key......................................................................................... 11
Adjusting Screen Contrast ......................................................................................... 11
Calibrating the PT930SA............................................................................................ 11
Setting TimeZone,Date,and Time............................................................................. 11
FlashMemory...........................................................................................................13
Chapter2.Using theKeypadand Scanner............................................14
Keypad ....................................................................................................................14
SoftwareKeyboard(WindowsCEKeyboard)...............................................................15
Opening the WindowsCEKeyboard: ..........................................................................15
Keying-inCharacters: ................................................................................................15
InternationalCharacterSupport:..................................................................................15
Moving the Keyboard: ................................................................................................15
Closing the Keyboard: ...............................................................................................15
Usefulhotkeys..........................................................................................................15
Using the LaserScanner............................................................................................16
Chapter3.Powersystem............................................................................17
Charging the Lithium-Ion BatteryPack ........................................................................17
Charging the Mainand Backup Batteryforthe FirstTime..............................................17
PowerStatusIndication .............................................................................................18
Checking Mainand Backup BatteryStatus..................................................................19
HowtoSaveBatteryPower........................................................................................20

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WarmBoot/ColdBoot .............................................................................................21
Charging Considerations............................................................................................22
Storage and SafetyPrecautions.................................................................................22
Chapter4.Communication ........................................................................23
Introduction ..............................................................................................................23
Connecting ...............................................................................................................23
ActiveSync...............................................................................................................24
Installing Microsoft ActiveSync...................................................................................24
Using the MobileDevicesWindow..............................................................................28
Changing CommunicationsSettings............................................................................29
Synchronization ........................................................................................................30
WhatGetsSynchronized ...........................................................................................31
Changing Synchronization Options.............................................................................32
Installing and Removing Software................................................................................32
InBox.......................................................................................................................33
Sending and Receiving E-Mail withInBox....................................................................33
Sending Mail Remotely..............................................................................................33
Setting UpRemoteMail.............................................................................................34
WorkRemotely.........................................................................................................34
Receiving Messages.................................................................................................35
Sending Messages..................................................................................................36
RFCommunication ...................................................................................................37
Installing the Wireless LocalArea Network(WLAN)Card..............................................37
RFCardCushion ......................................................................................................37
Setting Upthe Wireless Card.....................................................................................37
Chapter5.UsefulApplication Program....................................................41
Bar2Key...................................................................................................................41
BarSetup..................................................................................................................41
AppendixA...............................................................................................................43
AppendixB..............................................................................................................47
UpdateOSviaCompactFlash(ATAcard)....................................................................47
AppendixC..............................................................................................................49

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Chapter1. Introduction
Thankyouforpurchasing PA960.
YourPA960 isarugged,compactand lightweightpalm-sizecomputer.It
utilizesthe WindowsCE®operating system,and incorporatesanintegralbar
code scanning laserdevice,colorLCDwithtouchscreen,keypad,IrDA
interface,and wireless communicationcapability.It providesthe userwitha
standardWindows-based environmentforcustomizing and operating the
device.
ThisPA960 productreferenceguide willguide youtoaccess yourPA960.
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NOTICE
Thisunitisequipped withabatterypack and backup battery.It ispossiblethatthe Unitech
PA960 maynotpower-on due tobatterydischarge asaresultofstorage.
Inthe abovesituation,plug the PA960 tothe RS232 orUSB cablewhichiswithDC inportor
putthe unitintothe UnitechPA960 Cradle(with12V/2AAC-DC adapter),and recharge the unit
for16 hoursinordertofullycharge itsbackup battery.
The backup batterywill chargefromexternalpowerorthe mainbattery(ifthe mainbatterystill
hasenough powertoturnon).Inthe eventthe mainbatteryisfullycharged,refrainfromusing
the PA960 for16 hoursinorderforthe mainbatterytofullycharge the backup battery.
Backing-up databybackup batteryonlywithoutthe mainbatteryinstalled inbatterycompart-
mentmaytakeaslong as8hours.Therefore,inordertopreventdataprotection failuredue to
backup batteryfailure,do notleavethe PA960 withoutthe rechargeablebatterypack installed,
orwithoutconnection toACpowerforan extended period oftime.

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UnitechPA960 &Accessories
Afteropening the box,pleasemakesurethe
following accessoriesforthe PA960 arepresent:
Stylus
Pulling-tagsRFCardCushion
UnitechPA960
Quick Reference
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PA960 CD
PA960 MainBody
Batterypack
CFslotdrawerfor
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TouroftheUnitechPA960
PA960 Back
PCMCIAcompartment
Install PCcardhere.
Batterycompartment
Install Lithium-ion battery
pack here.
IrDA port
ResetHole
Pushenclosed button
forsystemwarm-start
Keypad
Stylus
Thisstylusisdesign fortapping screen
and alsoforaccessing batterdoorviathe
screwdriverinthe stylus.
BarCodeLaserScanner
LEDIndicatorforscanning
good and charging indica-
tion
TouchScreen
RightSideScanner
Trigger
Pressittoenablelasersccanner
toread barcode.
RS232/USB/Charging Port
CFslotcompartment
Pleaseremovethe battery
doortoaccess CFslot.

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FirstStepswiththeUnitechPA960
Therearethree ways toprovide powertothe PA960:
NOTE:Datayou entermaynotbe properlystored untilthe built-inbackup battery
hasbeen adequatelycharged.Pleasebe remided toturnon the back up battery
beforeyou charge the terminal.
Installing theBatteryPack
Removethe batterycompartmentdoor
(located on the lowerback side ofthe unit)
byusing the screwdriverofStylus.
Position the batterypack withthe labelside towardsyou,
and the batterypack strap towardsthe bottomofthe unit.
Insertand fullyseatthe batterypack,making surethe
shape ofthe batterypack fitsthe shape ofthe battery
compartment.
Docking Station
=RS232/Charging cableorUSB/Charging cable
=
RechargeableLithium-Ion batterypack
=
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Orplacethe PA960 intotheDocking
Station (firstconnectthe powersupply
totheDocking Station).
Connectthe RS232/Charging CableorUSB/
Charging Cabletothe PA960,and then connect
theACadaptertothe cable’s powerjackand an
electricaloutlet.
Supplying PowertothePA960
3.Position the batterypack and install the battery
compartmentdoorbyusing sylusscrewdriver.
Charging theMainand Backup Batteries fortheFirstTime
It maytakeup to16 hourstofullycharge the emptybackup battery.The firsttime
charge shouldbe foratleast16 hourstoinsureapropercharge.
CAUTION:Operating thePA960 forthefirsttimewithouttheAC adapter,
and withoutfullycharging thebackup batterymay resultinloss ofdata
storedinRAMmemory.

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If aPCMCIAcardisinserted intothe PA960 without
previouslyattaching aPulling Tag,the cardcan be
removed byaffixing alengthofadhesivetape tothe
surfaceofthe cardand pulling the cardoutbypulling
outwardon the pieceoftape.
PCMCIAPulling Tags
Pulling Tagssimplifythe removalofPCMCIAcardsfromthe
PA960.Beforeinserting aPCMCIAcard,removeone ofthe
three Pulling Tagsfromthe Pulling Tag sheetand adhereitto
bothsidesofthe PCMCIAcard,leaving ashort(approx.½ ”)tab.
Toremovethe PCMCIAcard,simplypull outwardon thistab.
Using theStylus
CAUTION:Neveruseanything otherthan thePA960’s styluson the
screen.Using anotherobjectasastyluscouldcausepermanent
damage.
Towritedataintoafieldon aform,usethe stylustoprintthe letters
ornumbers.Useverylightpressure.
3.
Tomakeachoicefromamenu,lightlytap the tipofthe styluson
thatchoice.
2.
Holdthe stylusasyou wouldapencil.1.
FrontsideofPCMCIAcard
InsertCFcardtoPA960
Find the CFdrawerfromPA960 package,insertCFcardtothe
CFdrawer.Then insertthe CFdrawertothe PA960 and place
the CFslotdoor.Re-install the batterydoortoPA960 withscrew
driverofPA960 stylus.
1.3
2.
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FirstOperation oftheUnitechPA960
Pressing theON/OFF Key
The UnitechPA960 welcomescreen appears.The
WindowsCE®screen will appearshortlythereafter.
Adjusting ScreenBrightness
Press [FUNC]keyand Cursorkeytodecrease
orincreasescreen brightness.
Calibrating thePA960
The PA960 will promptyou tocalibratethe unitby
tapping asequenceofscreen locations.Tap
gentlybutfirmly.When you havecompleted the
seriesoftaps,press the [ENT]keytoconfirmitor
press the [ESC]keytocancelit.
Thisscreen will automaticallyappearwhen the
unitispowered-on forthe firsttimeorafterthe
systemisreset. Thisscreen can alsobe ac-
cessed atanytimebypressing the hotkey
[FUNC]and the [ESC]key.
Setting TimeZone,Date,and Time
AfterCalibrating the PA960,the “Date/TimeProp-
erties”dialog boxwill appear.Followthe steps
belowtosetthe dateand time.
Protective ScreenFilm
The PA960 screen shipswithaprotectiveplasticfilm.You mayremovethisif
desired bypeeling fromone corner.The screen will be moresusceptibleto
scratching withoutthe film,butwill be morereadable.

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Setting theTimeZonefirst
Setting Yearand Month
Followthe stepsbelowtosetup yourtimezone.
1.Tap the location arrowtosee alistofcities.
2.Chooseyourlocation (ornearestlisted one).
3.Selectthe DaylightSavingsTimecheck box,ifnecessary.
4.Tap the APPLYbutton.
Tap the Left orRightarrowstoscroll the month.
Ordirectlytap location ofyearormonthtochange the yearormonthsetting.
Exiting Date/TimeProperties Settings
Tap OKorX(cancel)button atupper-rightcornertoexit.
Tap hereto
directly
change
yearsetting
Tap hereto
popup list
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FlashMemory
TosavetoFlashStorage,selectFile,SaveTo,and
selectFlashStorage justlikeyou wouldselectanyother
storage medium.
FlashMemoryisare-writablelocation inwhichtostore
up to8MBofprogramsand datafiles.The benefitof
thisfeatureisthatfilesand programssaved inFlash
Memoryareunaffected bythe PA960’s powerstatus.
Toaccess the contentsofFlashMemory,simplyselect
“MyComputer”on the desktop and then select“Flash
Storage”.The programsand datafilescurrentlystored
inFlashMemorywill be displayed.

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Chapter2.Using theKeypadand Scanner
Keypad
The PA960 keypad contains19 keys,including Cursorkey,0~9,Alpha key,ON/
OFF,Function,Escape,Backspace,and Enterkey.Pleaserefertothe picture
below.
[ENT]The Enterkeyisused toinitiateaprocess orconfirmaselection
made bythe user.
[TAB]The Tab keyisused totogglebetween datafieldsortoplacethe
cursoratpre-determined placesinaprogramming orwordpro-
cessing application.
[FUNC]The Function keyisused toperformalternativekeyfunctions.
[Back space]The Backspacekeyisused toerasepreviouslyinputcharacters.
[ESC]The Escape keywill performthe samefunction astapping the
CANCELbutton orthe Xbutton onthe touchscreen.
ON/OFF When the unitisoff, pressing the On/OFF keywill turnthe uniton.
Alternatively,when the unitison,thiskeymustbe pressed and
helddownforabouttwosecondsinordertoturnthe unitoff.
[Alpha]ThisAlpha keyisused totogglebetweenNumberic&Alpha Mode.
ThisApha keyisalsoused totoggleCAPS atAlpha Mode.
Backspace
PowerOn/Off
TAB
Function
[Cursor]ThisCursorkeyisused tonavigateamong applications.
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Usefulhotkeys
The PA960 provideseightcombination hotkeys toactivatespecified screen
setting functionsorprograms.Thesehotkeys areusefulforcalibrating the touch
screen,toggling the backlight, and adjusting screen contrastwhen the menu-
driven operation isdisabled.Belowisthe listofhotkeys.Tousethem,press and
holdthe [FUNC]keyincombination withthe corresponding second key.
[FUNC]+[Decreasescreen brightness.
[FUNC]+[7]ScannerSetting.exe
[FUNC]+[6]Task manager
[FUNC]+[TAB*]Togglescreen &LCD backlight.
[FUNC]+[
]Increasescreen brightness.
[FUNC]+[ESC]Check Stylusproperties&Re-Calibratethe PA960’s touchscreen.
[FUNC]+[8]PowerProperties
[FUNC]+[9]SystemInformation
[FUNC]+[Cursor]UseFunction key&Cursor“UP”toToggleDisplayBacklight
AlphaKey
AlphaModePress alpha toalpha mode,the defaultcondition isCAPS off.
CAPS PressApaha keytwicetotoggleCAPS
Key inPress Cursor-UPtoenterselected character.
When the PA960 boots,the defaultcondition isNumeric
Mode on.When you toggletoAphalMode,the default
condition isCAPS mode off.
[FUNC]+[0]Space
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Keying-inCharacters:
Aftertapping the “keyboard”icon,the WindowsCEkeyboardpopsup.Character
inputisthe sameason astandardPC.Simplytap the on-screen button corre-
sponding tothe characteryou wanttoinput.
SoftwareKeyboard(WindowsCEKeyboard)
Sincethe PA960’s keypad allowsinputofnumericcharactersonly,the Windows
CESoftwareprovidesatouchscreen keyboardforinputofothercharacters.The
Windowsbased keyboardreplicatesthe layoutofastandardPCkeyboard.
Closing theKeyboard:
Tap the keyboardicon toclosethe WindowsCEkeyboard.
Moving theKeyboard:
Usethe stylustopointtothe titlebar(the bardisplaying
“Inputpanel”)and then movethe styluswithoutlifting it
fromthe screen.
InternationalCharacterSupport:
Tap the [áü]button toswitchfromthe standardEnglish
keyboardtothe European keyboard.
Opening theWindowsCEKeyboard:
The WindowsCEkeyboardcan be opened bytapping the “keyboard”icon on the
taskbar.(Refertopicture).
Double-taphere
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UsingtheLaserScanner
Note:Reading softwaremustbe enabled inordertooperatethe scanner.This
can be auser-loaded application orapre-loaded utilitysuchasScannerSetting.
exe.
The PA960 hasan integrated laserscanner,
whichreadsall majorbarcode labelswith
excellentperformance.
Triggerkeys arelocated on the left and right
sidesofthe unit. Press eitherone toactivate
the laserscanner.
The PA960 alsohasabuilt-inScannerSetting.
exeprogramthatallowsthe usertotestthe
barcode scan function.ScannerSetting.exeis
located indirectory\Windows\Controland is
alsoaccessiblebyshortcutvia
“Setting\Control”on the Startmenu.
LaserScanner
Left
side
trigger
Right
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Chapter3.Powersystem
Note:Backing-up databybackup batteryonlywithoutthe mainbatteryinstalled
inthe batterycompartmentmaytakeaslong as8hours.Therefore,inorderto
preventdataprotection failuredue tobackup batteryfailure,do notleavethe
PA960 withoutthe rechargeablebatterypackinstalled,orwithoutconnection to
ACpowerforan extended period oftime.
Itmay take up to72 hourstobackup datawhenthePA960 isautomaticallyshut
downbecause ofverylowbatterypowerwhilethedepletedbatteries arestill
installedinthebatterycompartment.
Note:Beforeusing the PA960 forthe firsttime,charge the unitfor16 hoursto
fullycharge the emptybackup battery.Operating the PA960 forthe firsttime
withouttheACadapter,and withoutfullycharging the backup batterymayresultin
loss ofdatastored inRAMmemory.
ChargingtheMainandBackupBatteryfortheFirstTime
ChargingtheLithium-Ion BatteryPack
The optionalDocking Station isaconvenientaccessoryfordailyuseofthe PA960.
The charging will be completed withing 3hours.Or,when using the included
Charging/RS232 CableorCarging /USB cablethe charging timeofthe battery
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“Backup BatteryVeryLow”icon:When
displayed indicatesthe backup batteryis
verylow.Stopping the operation and charg-
ing the PA960 immediatelyishighly
recommended.
“BatteryVeryLow”icon:When displayed
indicatesthe batteryisverylow.Stopping the
operation and charging the PA960 immedi-
atelyishighlyrecommended.
“BatteryLow”icon:When displayed
indicatesthe batteryislowand needstobe
charged.Inotherwords,thereisno external
powersupply,the batterycharge islowor
verylow,and charging the PA960
isrecommended.
PowerStatusIndication
Fourdifferenticonsaredisplayed on the statusbartoindicatethe on-boardpower
status.
“Backup BatteryLow”icon:When
displayed indicatesthe backup batteryislow
and needstobe charged.Backup BatteryLow
“Plug”icon:When displayed,thisicon
indicatesthatthe batteryischarging.The
PA960 iseitherplugged-inviatheDC
12V/2Apoweradapterorinthe docking
station.
Plug withpoweradapter
BatteryLow
BatteryVeryLow
Backup BatteryVeryLoworBackup
Batteryisnotturnedon.
Noicon:When displayed meansthereis
no externalpowersupplytothe PA960 but
itsbatterypowerstatusisgood.

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CheckingMainandBackupBatteryStatus
Enter“PowerProperties”:
If the abovementioned “Plug”icon or“Battery”icon is
displayed,doubletap thisicon tobring up the “Power
Properties”screen.
Or,selectSettings/ControlPanelfromthe Startmenu
and then doubletap the “Power”icon todisplay“Power
Properties”.
Check BatteryStatus:
It isnecessarytocharge the batterywhen “Low”or“Very
Low”aredisplayed inboldcharacters.If “Low”or“Very
Low”arestill displayed aftercharging,pleasecontact
UnitechTechnicalSupport.
The batterymenu itemwill showthe statusofthe main
and backup batteries.Thereare3kindsofstatusindica-
tors—“Good”,“Low”and “VeryLow”.Boldcharacters
indicatethe actualstatus,e.g.batteryiconsinthe illustra-
tion atrightmean boththe mainand backup batteriesare
“GOOD”.