Unitech PA962 Installation and operation manual

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Product Reference Guide
Unitech PA962
Product Reference Guide
Unitech America UTP Unitech Europe Unitech Greater China Unitech Japan
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Chapter1. Introduction............................................................................ 4
UnitechPA962&Accessories.........................................................................................6
TouroftheUnitechPA962...............................................................................................7
PA962FrontandLeft Side..............................................................................................7
PA962Back....................................................................................................................7
FirstStepswiththe UnitechPA962..................................................................................8
Installing theBattery Pack...............................................................................................8
SupplyingPowertothe PA962........................................................................................9
ChargingtheMainandBackupBatteriesfortheFirstTime...............................................9
Using the Stylus...........................................................................................................10
PCMCIAPullingTags....................................................................................................10
Insert CFcardtoPA962................................................................................................10
ProtectiveScreenFilm..................................................................................................11
FirstOperationoftheUnitechPA962.............................................................................11
PressingtheON/OFF Key............................................................................................11
AdjustingScreen Brightness.........................................................................................11
CalibratingthePA962....................................................................................................11
SettingTimeZone,Date,andTime................................................................................11
FlashMemory...............................................................................................................13
Chapter2. Using theKeypadand Scanner.......................................... 14
Keypad.........................................................................................................................14
AlphaKey.....................................................................................................................15
Usefulhotkeys..............................................................................................................15
SoftwareKeyboard(WindowsCEKeyboard)..................................................................16
OpeningtheWindowsCEKeyboard:.............................................................................16
Keying-in Characters:....................................................................................................16
InternationalCharacterSupport:.....................................................................................16
MovingtheKeyboard:....................................................................................................16
Closing theKeyboard:...................................................................................................16
UsingtheLaserScanner...............................................................................................17
Chapter3. Powersystem......................................................................... 18
ChargingtheLithium-IonBatteryPack...........................................................................18
ChargingtheMainandBackup BatteryfortheFirstTime................................................18
PowerStatusIndication................................................................................................19

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Checking Mainand Backup Battery Status....................................................................20
How toSaveBatteryPower...........................................................................................21
WarmBoot/Cold Boot.................................................................................................22
ChargingConsiderations...............................................................................................23
Storage andSafetyPrecautions....................................................................................23
Chapter4.Communication..................................................................... 24
Introduction...................................................................................................................24
Connecting...................................................................................................................24
ActiveSync...................................................................................................................25
InstallingMicrosoftActiveSync......................................................................................25
UsingtheMobile DevicesWindow.................................................................................29
ChangingCommunicationsSettings..............................................................................30
Synchronization............................................................................................................31
WhatGetsSynchronized..............................................................................................32
ChangingSynchronizationOptions................................................................................33
InstallingandRemovingSoftware...................................................................................33
InBox............................................................................................................................34
SendingandReceivingE-MailwithInBox.......................................................................34
SendingMail Remotely.................................................................................................34
SettingUpRemoteMail................................................................................................35
WorkRemotely.............................................................................................................35
ReceivingMessages.....................................................................................................36
Sending Messages......................................................................................................37
RFCommunication.......................................................................................................37
Installingthe WirelessLocalArea Network(WLAN)Card................................................38
RFCardCushion..........................................................................................................38
Setting Up theWirelessCard........................................................................................38
Chapter5. UsefulApplication Program.................................................. 42
ScannerSetting............................................................................................................42
AppendixA...................................................................................................................44
AppendixB...................................................................................................................48
UpdateOSviaCompact Flash(ATAcard).......................................................................48
AppendixC...................................................................................................................50

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Chapter1.Introduction
Thankyouforpurchasing PA962.
YourPA962isarugged,compact andlightweightpalm-sizecomputer.It
utilizestheWindowsCE6operating system,andincorporatesanintegralbar
codescanning laserdevice,colorLCDwithtouchscreen,keypad,IrDA
interface,andwirelesscommunicationcapability.It providestheuserwitha
standardWindows-basedenvironmentforcustomizingandoperatingthe
device.
ThisPA962productreferenceguidewillguideyoutoaccessyourPA962.
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NOTICE
Thisunitisequipped withabattery pack and backup battery. It ispossiblethat the Unitech
PA962 maynot power-on due tobatterydischarge asaresultofstorage.
Intheabovesituation,plugthePA962totheRS232 orUSB cable whichiswithDCinportor
puttheunitintothe UnitechPA960/PA962Cradle(with12V/2AAC-DCadapter),andrecharge
theunitfor16 hours inordertofullychargeitsbackupbattery.
Thebackup batterywill chargefromexternalpowerorthe mainbattery(ifthe main battery still
hasenoughpowertoturnon).Inthe eventthe main batteryisfullycharged,refrainfromusing
thePA962for16 hoursinorderforthemainbattery tofullychargethebackup battery.
Backing-updatabybackupbatteryonlywithoutthemain batteryinstalledin batterycompart-
mentmaytakeaslongas6hours.Therefore,inordertopreventdataprotectionfailuredue to
backupbatteryfailure,do notleavethe PA962withouttherechargeable batterypack installed,
orwithoutconnectiontoACpowerforanextendedperiodoftime.

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Unitech PA962 & Accessories
Afteropeningthebox,pleasemakesurethe
following accessoriesforthe PA962arepresent:
Stylus
Pulling-tags RFCardCushion
UnitechPA962
QuickReference
Guide
PA962CD
PA962MainBody
Batterypack
CFslotdrawerfor
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Tour of the Unitech PA962
PA962 Back View
PCMCIAcompartment
Install PCcardhere.
Battery compartment
InstallLithium-ionbattery
pack here.
IrDAport
ResetHole
Pushenclosed button
forsystemwarm-start
Keypad
Stylus
Thisstylusisdesign fortapping screen
and alsoforaccessing batterdoor
Bar CodeLaser Scanner
LEDIndicatorforscanning
goodand charging indica-
tion
TouchScreen
RightSideScanner
Trigger
Press ittoenablelasersccanner
toreadbarcode.
RS232/USB/ChargingPort
CFslotcompartment
Pleaseremovethebattery
doortoaccess CF slot.

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First Steps with the Unitech PA962
TherearethreewaystoprovidepowertothePA962:
NOTE:Datayou entermaynot be properlystoreduntil the built-inbackup battery
hasbeen adequatelycharged.Pleasebe remided toturnon theback up battery
beforeyou charge theterminal.
Installing theBatteryPack
Removethebatterycompartment door
(located onthelowerbackside ofthe
unit).
Positionthebatterypackwiththe labelsidetowardsyou,
andthe batterypackstraptowardsthe bottomoftheunit.
Insertand fullyseat the batterypack, making surethe
shapeofthe batterypackfitsthe shapeofthebattery
compartment.
DockingStation
=
RS232/ChargingcableorUSB/Chargingcable
=
RechargeableLithium-Ion batterypack
=
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OrplacethePA962intotheDocking
Station (firstconnect the powersupply
totheDocking Station).
ConnecttheRS232/ChargingCableorUSB/
ChargingCabletothePA962,andthen connect
theACadaptertothe cable7spowerjackand an
electricaloutlet.
Supplying PowertothePA962
3. Positionthebatterypackandinstallthebattery
compartmentdoor.
Charging theMainandBackupBatteries fortheFirstTime
It maytakeupto16hourstofullychargetheemptybackup battery.The firsttime
charge shouldbeforatleast16hourstoinsureapropercharge.
CAUTION: OperatingthePA962 forthefirsttimewithouttheACadapter,
and withoutfullycharging thebackup batterymayresultinlossofdata
storedinRAMmemory.
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IfaPCMCIAcardisinsertedintothe PA962 without
previouslyattachingaPullingTag,thecardcan be
removedbyaffixingalengthofadhesivetapetothe
surfaceofthe cardandpullingthecardoutbypulling
outwardonthepieceoftape.
PCMCIAPullingTags
Pulling Tagssimplifythe removalofPCMCIAcardsfromthe
PA962.BeforeinsertingaPCMCIAcard,removeoneofthe
threePulling Tagsfromthe PullingTag sheetandadhereitto
bothsidesofthe PCMCIAcard,leavingashort (approx. 89) tab.
Toremovethe PCMCIAcard,simplypull outwardonthistab.
UsingtheStylus
CAUTION:NeveruseanythingotherthanthePA9627sstylusonthe
screen. Usinganotherobjectasastyluscouldcausepermanent
damage.
Towritedataintoafieldonaform,usethestylustoprinttheletters
ornumbers.Useverylightpressure.
3.
Tomakeachoicefromamenu, lightlytapthe tipofthe styluson
thatchoice.
2.
Holdthe stylusasyouwouldapencil.1.
Frontsideof PCMCIAcard
InsertCFcardtoPA962
FindtheCFdrawerfromPA962package,insertCFcardtothe
CFdrawer.Then inserttheCFdrawertothePA962 andplace
theCFslotdoor.Re-install the batterydoortoPA962 withscrew
driverofPA962stylus.
1. 3
2.
YourCFcard. CFdrawer
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First Operation of the Unitech PA962
PressingtheON/OFFKey
TheUnitechPA962 welcomescreenappears.The
WindowsCE6screen will appearshortlythereafter.
Adjusting ScreenBrightness
Press [FUNC] keyand Cursorkeytodecrease
orincreasescreen brightness.
Calibrating thePA962
ThePA962willpromptyoutocalibratetheunitby
tappingasequenceofscreenlocations.Tap
gentlybutfirmly.When youhavecompletedthe
seriesoftaps,press the [ENT] keytoconfirm it or
press the [ESC]keytocancelit.
Thisscreen willautomaticallyappearwhen the
unitispowered-onforthefirsttimeorafterthe
systemisreset. Thisscreen canalsobe ac-
cessed atanytimebypressingthehotkey
[FUNC] and the [ESC]key.
SettingTimeZone,Date,and Time
AfterCalibratingthe PA962,the :Date/TimeProp-
erties9dialog boxwill appear.Followthe steps
belowtoset thedateandtime.
Protective ScreenFilm
The PA962 screen shipswithaprotectiveplasticfilm. You mayremovethisif
desired bypeeling fromone corner. Thescreen willbe moresusceptibleto
scratching withoutthefilm,but will bemorereadable.
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Setting theTimeZonefirst
SettingYearandMonth
Followthe stepsbelowtoset up yourtimezone.
1. Tapthe location arrowtoseealistofcities.
2. Chooseyourlocation (ornearestlisted one).
3. SelecttheDaylightSavingsTimecheckbox, ifnecessary.
4. TaptheAPPLYbutton.
Tapthe LeftorRightarrowstoscroll themonth.
Ordirectlytaplocation ofyearormonthtochange the yearormonthsetting.
Exiting Date/TimePropertiesSettings
Tap OK or X (cancel)buttonatupper-right cornertoexit.
Taphereto
directly
change
yearsetting
Taphereto
popuplist
ofmonths
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Flash Memory
TosavetoFlashStorage,selectFile, SaveTo,and
selectFlashStoragejustlikeyouwouldselectanyother
storage medium.
FlashMemoryisare-writablelocation forprogramsand
datafiles.Thebenefitofthisfeatureisthatfilesand
programssaved inFlashMemoryareunaffectedbythe
PA9627spowerstatus.
Toaccess the contentsofFlashMemory, simplyselect
:MyComputer9onthe desktop and then select :Flash
Storage9.Theprogramsanddatafilescurrentlystored
inFlashMemorywill be displayed.
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Chapter2.UsingtheKeypadandScanner
Keypad
ThePA962 serieskeypadcontains19keys,including Cursorkey,0~9,Alphakey,
ON/OFF,Function,Escape, Backspace,andEnterkey. Pleaserefertothe
picturebelow.
[ENT] TheEnterkeyisusedtoinitiateaprocess orconfirm aselection
madebythe user.
[TAB] TheTabkeyisused totogglebetweendatafieldsortoplacethe
cursoratpre-determined placesinaprogrammingorwordpro-
cessing application.
[FUNC] TheFunctionkeyisusedtoperform alternativekeyfunctions.
[Backspace]TheBackspacekeyisused toerasepreviouslyinputcharacters.
[ESC] TheEscape keywillperform the samefunctionastapping the
CANCELbutton orthe Xbuttononthetouchscreen.
ON/OFF When the unitisoff,pressingthe On/OFF keywillturntheuniton.
Alternatively, whentheunitison, thiskeymustbe pressed and
helddownforabouttwosecondsinordertoturntheunit off.
[Alpha] ThisAlphakeyisusedtotogglebetween Numberic&AlphaMode.
ThisAphakeyisalsoused totoggleCAPS atAlphaMode.
Backspace
Power On/Off
TAB
Function
[Cursor] ThisCursorkeyisusedtonavigateamong applications.
Alpha
Cursor
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Useful hotkeys
ThePA962 provideseightcombination hotkeystoactivatespecified screen
setting functionsorprograms.Thesehotkeys areusefulforcalibrating the touch
screen,toggling the backlight,andadjusting screen contrastwhenthemenu-
driven operationisdisabled. Belowisthelistofhotkeys. Tousethem, press and
holdthe [FUNC] keyincombinationwiththe correspondingsecondkey.
[FUNC]+[ Decreasescreen brightness.
[FUNC]+[7] ScannerSetting.exe
[FUNC]+[6] Taskmanager
[FUNC]+[TAB*] Toggle screen&LCDbacklight.
[FUNC]+[
]Increasescreen brightness.
[FUNC]+[ESC] Check Stylusproperties&Re-Calibratethe PA9607stouchscreen.
[FUNC]+[8] PowerProperties
[FUNC]+[9] SystemInformation
[FUNC]+[Cursor] UseFunction key&Cursor :UP9toToggleDisplayBacklight
Alpha Key
AlphaMode Pressalphatoalphamode,thedefault conditionisCAPSoff.
CAPS Press Apaha keytwicetotoggleCAPS
Key in Press Cursor-UPtoenterselectedcharacter.
When thePA962boots,the defaultconditionisNumericModeon.Whenyou
toggletoAphal Mode,thedefault condition isCAPSmode off.
[FUNC]+[0] Space
[FUNC]+[Cursor] UseFunctionkey&Cursor :Down9toToggle KeypadLEDBacklight
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Keying-inCharacters:
Aftertappingthe :keyboard9icon, theWindowsCEkeyboardpopsup.Character
inputisthe sameason astandardPC.Simplytapthe on-screenbutton corre-
spondingtothecharacteryou wanttoinput.
Software Keyboard (Windows CE Keyboard)
SincethePA9627skeypadallowsinput ofnumericcharactersonly, theWindows
CESoftwareprovidesatouchscreen keyboardforinputofothercharacters.The
WindowsbasedkeyboardreplicatesthelayoutofastandardPCkeyboard.
ClosingtheKeyboard:
Tapthekeyboardicontoclosethe WindowsCEkeyboard.
MovingtheKeyboard:
Usethe stylustopointtothetitlebar(the bardisplaying
:Inputpanel9)andthenmovethe styluswithoutliftingit
fromthe screen.
InternationalCharacterSupport:
Tapthe[=@]button toswitchfromthestandardEnglish
keyboardtotheEuropeankeyboard.
Opening theWindowsCEKeyboard:
TheWindowsCEkeyboardcanbeopenedbytappingthe :keyboard9icononthe
taskbar. (Refertopicture).
Double-taphere
TitleBar
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Using the Laser Scanner
Note: Readingsoftwaremustbeenabled inordertooperatethe scanner. This
canbeauser-loadedapplication orapre-loadedutilitysuchasScannerSetting.
exe.
ThePA962hasanintegratedlaserscanner,
whichreadsall majorbarcode labelswith
excellentperformance.
Triggerkeysarelocatedontheleftandright
sidesoftheunit. Presseitherone toactivate
the laserscanner.
ThePA962alsohasabuilt-inScannerSetting.
exeprogramthatallowstheusertotestthe
barcodescanfunction.ScannerSetting.exeis
located indirectory\Windows\Controlandis
alsoaccessiblebyshortcut via
:Setting\Control9on the Start menu.
LaserScanner
Left
side
trigger
Right
side
trigger
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Chapter3. Powersystem
Note: Backing-up databybackupbatteryonlywithoutthe mainbatteryinstalled
inthe batterycompartmentmaytakeaslong as6hours.Therefore,inorderto
preventdataprotectionfailureduetobackupbatteryfailure,donotleavethe
PA962withoutthe rechargeablebatterypackinstalled,orwithoutconnection to
ACpowerforanextendedperiodoftime.
Itmay takeup to72 hoursto backup datawhen thePA962 isautomaticallyshut
down because ofverylow battery power whilethedepletedbatteries are still
installedin thebattery compartment.
Note: Beforeusing the PA962forthefirsttime, chargetheunitfor16hoursto
fullycharge the emptybackup battery. OperatingthePA962forthefirsttime
withouttheACadapter, andwithout fullychargingthe backupbatterymayresultin
lossofdatastored inRAMmemory.
Charging the Main and Backup Battery for the First Time
Charging the Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
TheoptionalDocking Stationisaconvenient accessoryfordailyuseofthe PA962.
Thechargingwill becompleted withing 3hours.Or,whenusing the included
Charging/RS232CableorCarging /USBcablethechargingtimeofthebattery
packisabout3 hours.
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Backup Battery Very Low”icon:When
displayedindicatesthebackupbatteryis
verylow.Stopping the operationandcharg-
ingthe PA962 immediatelyishighly
recommended.
Battery Very Low”icon:When displayed
indicatesthebatteryisverylow.Stopping the
operation andchargingthe PA962 immedi-
atelyishighlyrecommended.
Battery Low”icon:When displayed
indicatesthebatteryislowandneedstobe
charged.Inotherwords,thereisnoexternal
powersupply,thebatterycharge islowor
verylow,andchargingthe PA962
isrecommended.
Power Status Indication
Fourdifferenticonsaredisplayed on thestatusbartoindicatetheon-boardpower
status.
Backup Battery Low”icon:When
displayed indicatesthe backup batteryislow
andneedstobe charged. Backup BatteryLow
Plug”icon:When displayed, thisicon
indicatesthatthebatteryischarging.The
PA962iseitherplugged-inviathe DC
12V/2Apoweradapterorinthedocking
station.
Plug withpoweradapter
BatteryLow
BatteryVeryLow
Backup BatteryVeryLoworBackup
Batteryisnot turnedon.
No icon:When displayed meansthereis
noexternalpowersupplytothe PA962but
itsbatterypowerstatusisgood.
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Checking Main and Backup Battery Status
Enter PowerProperties”:
Iftheabovementioned :Plug9icon or :Battery9icon is
displayed,doubletapthisicontobringupthe :Power
Properties9screen.
Or, select Settings/ControlPanel fromthe Start menu
andthen doubletapthe :Power9icontodisplay :Power
Properties9.
Check BatteryStatus:
Itisnecessarytocharge thebatterywhen :Low9or :Very
Low9aredisplayedinboldcharacters. If :Low9or :Very
Low9arestill displayedaftercharging, pleasecontact
UnitechTechnicalSupport.
Thebatterymenu itemwill showthestatusofthe main
andbackupbatteries. Thereare3kindsofstatusindica-
tors C:Good9, :Low9and :VeryLow9.Boldcharacters
indicatetheactualstatus, e.g.batteryiconsintheillustra-
tion atrightmeanboththemainand backupbatteriesare
:GOOD9.
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