Unitech PA962 User manual

Introduction
unitech PA962
First Steps with the Unitech PA962
NOTE:datayouentermaynotbeproperlystoreduntil
thebuilt-inbackupbatteryhasbeenadequatelycharged.
Pleaseberemidedtoturnonthebackupbatterybefore
youchargetheterminal
Tour of the unitech PA962
PA962 Front and Left Side
PA962 Back
Additional accessories are shipped separately.
unitech PA962& Accessories
After opening the box, please make sure the
following accessories for the PA962 are present:
Pulling-tags RF Card Cushion
PA962 Main Body
PA962
Quick Reference Guide
Power system
Power Status Indication
Unpack the box and save the packaging in the
event the unit needs to be stored or returned to
unitech for service.
Check the unit for shipping damage. If anything
is missing or damaged, notify your unitech sales
representative.
There are three ways to provide power to the PA962:
PA962 CD
Installing the Wireless Local Area
Network (WLAN) Card
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Your PA962 is a rugged, compact and lightweight
palm-size computer. It utilizes the Windows CE®
operating system, and incorporates an integral bar
code scanning laser device, color LCD with touch
screen, keypad, IrDA interface, and wireless
communication capability. It provides the user with
a standard Windows-based environment for
customizing and operating the device.
This PA962 product reference guide will guide you
to access your PA962.
Docking Station
RS232/Chargingcable,USB/Charging cable
RechargeableLithium-Ionbatterypack
Charging the Lithium-Ion Battery
Pack
The optional Docking Station is a convenient accessory for
daily use of the PA962. The charging will be completed
withing 3 hours. Or, when using the included Charging/RS232
Cable or Carging / USB cable the charging time of the battery
pack is about 3 hours.
Charging the Main and Backup Battery for the First Time
Operating the PA962 for the first time without the AC
adapter, and without fully charging the backup battery
may result in loss of data stored in RAM memory.
Note: Backing-up data by backup battery only without the
main battery installed in the battery compartment may take as
long as 8 hours. Therefore, in order to prevent data protection
failure due to backup battery failure, do not leave the PA962
without the rechargeable battery pack installed, or without
connection to AC power for an extended period of time.
It may take up to 72 hours to backup data when the PA962 is
automatically shut down because of very low battery power
while the depleted batteries are still installed in the battery
compartment.
Battery Very Low
Plug with power adapter
Battery Low
Four different icons are displayed on the status bar to indicate
the on-board power status.
“Plug” icon: When displayed, this icon indicates that the battery
is charging. The PA962 is either plugged-in via the DC 12V/2A
power adapter or in the
docking station.
“Battery Low” icon: When displayed indicates the
battery is low and needs to be charged. In other words,
there is no external power supply, the battery charge is low or
very low, and charging the
PA962 is recommended.
“Battery Very Low” icon: When displayed indicates the battery
is very low. Stopping the operation and charging the PA962
immediately is highly
recommended.
Backup Battery Low
Backup Battery Very Low or
Backup Battery is not turned on.
No icon: When displayed means there is no external power
supply to the PA962 but its
battery power status is good.
“Backup Battery Low” icon: When displayed indicates the
backup battery is low and
needs to be charged.
“Backup Battery Very Low” icon: When displayed indicates
the backup battery is very low. Stopping the operation and
charging the PA962
immediately is highly
recommended.
Troubleshooting
If the screen is blank or the unit fails to turn on, charge the
battery for 16 hours. If the battery is fully charged and the unit
still fails to turn on, reboot the device by inserting a pin in the
reset hole.
PCMCIA
card front side
Insert the RF card into the PCMCIA slot.
Attach pulling-tag to antenna.
Attach the snap-on antenna to the RF card if required (only
the Cisco card comes with a pre-installed antenna).
Remove the stylus, using the screw driver in
the stylus to remove the screw, and then
open the PCMCIA compartment
Power off the PA962
Laser
FCC Statement
The Unitech PA962 is certified in the U.S. to conform to the
requirements of DHHS/CDRH 21CFR Subchapter J and to the
requirements of IEC 825-1. Class II and Class 2 products are
not considered to be hazardous. The PA962 contains
internally a Visible Laser Diode (VLD) whose emissions do not
exceed the maximum limits as set forth in the above
regulations. The scanner is designed so that there is no
human access to harmful laser light during normal operation,
user maintenance or during prescribed service operations.
CAUTION - Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein may result in
hazardous laser light. Use of optical instruments with the
scanner will increase eye hazard. Optical instruments include
binolulars, microscopes, and magnifying glasses. This does
not include eye glasses worn by the user.
The laser safety warning label required by the DHHS/IEC for
the PA962’s optional laser scanner module is located on the
memory compartment cover, on the back of the unit.
This is a FCC Part 15 Class B product. In a domestic
environment this product may cause radio interference,
in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.
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Battery pack
Stylus
Stylus
This stylus is design for tapping
screen and also for accessing
batter door via the screw driver
in the stylus.
Bar Code Laser Scanner
Right Side Scanner
Trigger
Press it to enable
laser sccanner to
read bar code.
Keypad
Touch Screen
RS232/USB/Charging Port
IrDA port
Reset Hole
Push enclosed
button for system
warm-start
CF slot compartment
Please remove the
battery door to access
CF slot.
Battery compartment
Install Lithium-ion battery
pack here.
PCMCIA compartment
Install PC card here.
Note: Before using the PA962 for the first time, charge
the unit for 16 hours to fully charge the empty backup battery.
Check Battery Status:
The battery menu item will show the status
of the main and backup batteries. There
are 3 kinds of status indicators — “Good”,
“Low” and “Very Low”. Bold characters
indicate the actual status, e.g. battery icons
in the illustration at right mean both the main
and backup batteries are “GOOD”.
It is necessary to charge the battery when “Low” or “Very Low”
are displayed in bold characters. If “Low” or “Very Low” are
still displayed after charging, please contact Unitech
Technical Support.
PA962
Quick Reference
Guide
Laser Scanner
The PA962 has an integrated laser scanner, which
reads all major bar code labels with excellent performance.
Trigger keys are located on the left and right sides of the unit.
Press either one to activate the laser scanner.
The PA962 also has a built-in Scanner Setting.exe program
that allows the user to test the barcode scan function.
Scanner Setting.exe is located in directory \Windows\Control
and is also accessible by shortcut via “Setting\Control” on the
Start menu.
European Conformity Statement
Declaration of Conformity with Regard to the R&TTE
1999/5/EC and EMC 89/336/EEC directives.
CF slot drawer for PA962

Setting up the PA962
Or place the PA962 into
the Docking Station (first
connect the power supply
to the Docking Station).
Connect the RS232/Charging
Cable or USB/Charging Cable to
the PA962, and then connect the
AC adapter to the cable’s power
jack and an electrical outlet.
Supplying power to the PA962
Using the Keypad and Scanner
Keypad
Your Unitech PA962 is shipped with a protective film over
the display. This film may be left in place to protect the screen
from scratches, however, it will slightly reduce the readability
and contrast of the image. You may remove the protective
film by peeling it off from one corner.
InsertCF card to PA962
Find the CF drawer from PA962 package, insert CF card
to the CF drawer. Then insert the CF drawer to the PA962
and place the CF slot door. Re-install the battery door to
PA962 with screw driver of PA962 stylus.
SettingTime Zone, Date, and Time
InstallingtheBatteryPack
CAUTION - Please do turn off the terminal before you remove
the main battery. Improper installation of the rechargeable battery
pack can cause the metal clips in the battery compartment to
bend or break. Carefully read and follow the procedure below
for installing the battery pack.
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Remove the battery compartment door
(located on the lower back side of the
unit) by using the screw driver of Stylus.
Position the battery pack with the label
side towards you, and the battery pack
strap towards the bottom of the unit.
Insert and fully seat the battery pack,
making sure the shape of the battery
pack fits the shape of the battery
compartment.
2.
Position the batterypack and install the
batterycompartment door byusing sylus
screwdriver.
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Calibrating the PA962
This screen will automatically appear
when the unit is powered-on for the first
time or after the system is reset. This
screen can also be accessed at any time
by pressing the hot key [FUNC] and
the [ESC] key.
Charging the Main and Backup batteries for the
first time
It may take up to 16 hours to fully charge the empty
backup battery. The first time charge should be for at least
16 hours to insure a proper charge.
CAUTION: Operating the PA962 for the first time without
the AC adapter, and without fully charging the backup
battery may result in loss of data stored in RAM memory.
Before using the PA962 for the first time, charge the unit
for 16 hours to fully charge the empty Lithium backup battery.
Flash Memory
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TapOK orX (cancel)button atupper-right cornerto exit.
ExitingDate/Time Properties Settings
Initial Operation
Note: Be sure that you have fully charged the battery before
turning the unit on.
RECYCLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES.
DO NOT THROW IN TRASH.
Li-Ion Li-Ion
Pressing the ON/OFF Key
The Unitech PA962 welcome screen appears.
The Windows CE® screen will appear
shortly thereafter.
Adjusting Screen Brightness
Press [FUNC] key and Cursor key to decrease or increase
screen brightness.
1) Tap the location arrow to see a
list of cities
2) Choose your location (or
nearest listed one)
3) Selectthe Daylight Savings Time
checkbox, if necessary
4) Tap the APPLY button
Setting the Time Zone first
Follow the steps below to set up your
time zone.
After Calibrating the PA962, the
“Date/Time Properties” dialog box will
appear. Follow the steps below to set
the date and time.
Flash Memory is a re-writable
location in which to store up to
8 MB of programs and data files.
The benefit of this feature is that
files and programs saved in Flash
Memory are unaffected by the
PA962’s power status.
To save to Flash Storage, select File,
Save To, and select Flash Storage just
like you would select any other
storage medium.
The PA962 keypad contains 19 keys, including Cursor key,
0~9, Alpha key, ON/OFF, Function, Escape, Backspace, and
Enter key. Please refer to the picture in section 9.
SoftwareKeyboard (WindowsCE Keyboard)
Since the PA962’s keypad allows input of numeric characters
only, the Windows CE Software provides a touch screen
keyboard for input of other characters. The Windows based
keyboard replicates the layout of a standard PC keyboard.
Opening the Windows CE Keyboard:
Double-tap here
The Windows CE keyboard can be opened by tapping the
“keyboard” icon on the task bar.
(Refer to picture).
Tap the [áü] button to switch from the
standard English keyboard to the
European keyboard.
InternationalCharacter Support:
Movingthe Keyboard:
Use the stylus to point to the title bar
(the bar displaying “Input panel”) and
then move the stylus without lifting it
from the screen. Title
Keying-inCharacters:
After tapping the “keyboard” icon, the Windows CE keyboard
pops up. Character input is the same as on a standard PC.
Simply tap the on-screen button corresponding to the
character you want to input.
Closingthe Keyboard:
Tap the keyboard icon to close the Windows CE keyboard.
To access the contents of Flash
Memory, simply select “My Computer”
on the desktop and then select
“Flash Storage”. The programs and
data files currently stored in Flash
Memory will be displayed.
Useful hotkeys
The PA962 provides eight combination hot keys to activate
specified screen setting functions or programs. These
hotkeys are useful for calibrating the touch screen, toggling
the backlight, and adjusting screen contrast when the
menu-driven operation is disabled. Below is the list of
hotkeys. To use them, press and hold the [FUNC] key in
combination with the corresponding second key.
The PA962 will prompt you to calibrate
the unit by tapping a sequence of screen
locations. Tap gently but firmly. When you have completed
the series of taps, press the [ENT] key to confirm it or press
the [ESC] key to cancel it.
Tap here to popup
list of months
Setting Year and Month
Tap the Left or Right arrows to scroll the month.
Or directly tap location of year or month
to change the year or month setting.
Tap here to directly
change year setting
Cursor
Alpha
Backspace
Power On/Off
TAB
Function
When the unit is off, pressing the On/OFF
key will turn the unit on. Alternatively, when
the unit is on, this key must be pressed and held
down for about two seconds in order to turn the
unit off.
[ESC] The Escape key will perform the same function as
tapping the CANCEL button or the X button on the
touch screen.
[Back space] The Backspace key is used to erase
previously input characters.
[FUNC] The Function key is used to perform alternative key
functions.
[TAB] The Tab key is used to toggle between data fields
or to place the cursor at pre-determined places in
a programming or word processing application.
[ENT] The Enter key is used to initiate a process or
confirm a selection made by the user.
[ON/OFF]
[Cursor] This Cursor key is used to navigate among
applications.
[Alpha] This Alpha key is used to toggle between Numberic
& Alpha Mode. This Apha key is also used to toggle
CAPS at Alpha Mode.
Left side
trigger
Right
side
trigger
Using the Laser Scanner
Note: Reading software must be enabled
in order to operate the scanner. This can
be a user-loaded application or a pre-loaded
utility such as Scanner Setting.exe.
Alpha Key
When the PA962 boots, the default condition is Numeric Mode
on. When you toggle to Aphal Mode, the default condition is
CAPS mode off.
Alpha Mode Press alpha to alpha mode, the default
condition is CAPS off.
CAPS Press Apaha key twice to toggle CAPS
Key in Press Cursor-UP to enter selected character.
[FUNC] + [9]
Task manager
B[FUNC] + [TA *] Toggle screen & LCD backlight.
[FUNC] + [ESC]
CheckStylusproperties&Re-Calibratethe
PA962’stouch screen.
Space
[FUNC] + [0]
Scanner Setting.exe
[FUNC] + [6]
Scanner Setting utility
[FUNC] + [7]
System Information
[FUNC] + [8]
[FUNC]+ [ ]
Decreasescreen brightness.
[FUNC]+ [ ]
Increasescreen brightness.
Use Function key & Cursor “UP” to Toggle Display
Backlight
[FUNC] + [Cursor]
[FUNC] + [Cursor] Use Function key & Cursor “Down” to Toggle
Keypad LED Backlight
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Your CF card. CF drawer
PA962