Zebex Z 900 Series User manual

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PortableDataCollectorSeries
Z‐9000(Version1.0)
User’sManual
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ZEBEXINDUSTRIESINC.
WWW.ZEBEX.COM
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DataCollectorSeriesUser’sManual
RevisionHistory
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Changestotheoriginalmanualarelistedbelow:
VersionDateDescriptionofVersion
1.005/01/2013Initialrelease
1.110/09/2013Addedfirmwareupdateinfo
1.210/25/2013Correctedresettingprocedure
1.308/22/2014Autochargerofftimerdatacorrected
1.408/02/2017Newbatteryinformation
1.507/30/2020Newbatteryinformationtypocorrected

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Z‐900X
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ImportantNotice
Nowarrantyofanykindismadeinregardtothismaterial,including,butnotlimitedto,
impliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforaparticularpurpose.Wearenot
liableforanyerrorscontainedhereinorincidentalorconsequentialdamagesin
connectionwithfurnishing,performanceoruseofthismaterial.
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Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,transmitted,storedinaretrievalsystem,
transcribed,ortranslatedintoanylanguageorcomputerlanguageinanyformorbyany
meanselectronic,mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,manualorotherwise,without
expresswrittenconsentandauthorization.
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Wereservetherighttomakechangesinproductdesignwithoutreservationandwithout
notification.Thematerialinthisguideisforinformationonlyandissubjecttochange
withoutnotice.
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Alltrademarksmentionedherein,registeredorotherwise,arethepropertiesoftheir
variousrespectiveowners.
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BatteryInformation
UseonlyaZEBEXapprovedbatteries.
Usinganyothertypeofbatteryandchargingequipmentmaydamagethe
deviceandinvalidatethewarranty.
Storebatteriesathalfoffullchargeinadry,coolplace,removedfromthe
equipmenttopreventlossofcapacity,rustingofmetallicpartsand
electrolyteleakage.
Whenbatteriesarestoredoversix(6)months,someirreversible
deteriorationinoverallbatteryqualitymayoccur.
Whenstoringbatteriesforoverayear,thechargelevelshouldbeverifiedat
leastonceevery6monthsandchargedtohalfoffullcharge.

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Z‐900Xii
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BatterySafety
Theareainwhichtheunitsarechargedshouldbeclearofdebrisand
combustiblematerialsorchemicals. Particularcareshouldbetakenwhere
thedeviceischargedinanon‐commercialenvironment.
Followbatteryusage,storage,andchargingguidelinesfoundintheuser
guide.
Improperbatteryusemayresultinafire,explosion,orotherhazard.
Tochargethedevicebattery,thebatteryandchargertemperaturemustbe
between0℃~+45℃
Donotuseincompatiblebatteriesandchargers.Useofanincompatible
batteryorchargermaypresentariskoffire,explosion,leakage,orthe
hazard.
Donotdisassembleoropen,crush,bendordeform,puncture,orshred.
Severeimpactfromdroppinganybattery‐operateddeviceonahardsurface
couldcausethebatterytooverheat.
Donotshortcircuitabatteryorallowmetallicorconductiveobjectsto
contactthebatteryterminals.
Donotmodifyorremanufacture,attempttoinsertforeignobjectsintothe
battery,immerseorexposetowaterorotherliquids,orexposetofire,
explosion,orotherhazard.
Donotleaveorstoretheequipmentinornearareasthatmightgetveryhot,
suchasinaparkedvehicleorneararadiatororotherheatsource.Donot
placebatteryintoamicrowaveovenordryer.
Batteryusagebychildrenshouldbesupervised.
Pleasefollowlocalregulationstopromptlydisposeofusedre‐chargeable
batteries.
Donotdisposeofbatteriesinfire.
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Seekmedicaladviceimmediatelyifabatteryhasbeenswallowed.Inthe
eventofabatteryleak,donotallowtheliquidtocomeincontactwiththe
skinoreyes.Ifcontacthasbeenmade,washtheaffectedareawithlarge
amountsofwaterandseekmedicaladvice.
Donotshortthebatteryterminals.Thebatterycouldoverheat.
Donotattempttosplitorpeeltheoutercasing.
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Z‐900X
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BatteryMaintenance
Thesearerecommendationstoextendthelifeofthebatterypack:
Whenchargingthebatteryforthefirsttime,chargeforatleast12hoursprior
touse.
Removethebatteryifthedeviceisnotgoingtobeusedforalongtime.Ifthe
batteryisleftunusedformorethan3months,youneedtochargethe
batterybeforeuse.
Ifthebatteryisnotinstalled,rechargethebatteryevery6monthstoprevent
damagetothebatterycells.
Thebatterycapacityisreducedattemperatureextremes,highandlow.
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Copyright©2020.Allrightsreserved.
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GuidanceforPrinting
ThismanualisinA5size.Pleasedoublecheckyourprintersettingbeforeprintingit.

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Z‐900Xiv
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TableofContents
IMPORTANT NOTICE .................................................................................................... I
Battery Information...................................................................................................... i
Battery Safety.............................................................................................................. ii
Battery Maintenance.................................................................................................. iii
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................1
FEATURES .........................................................................................................................1
PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT...............................................................................................1
PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................................................................................................1
OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................2
DEVICE INFORMATION................................................................................................3
BATTERY...........................................................................................................................3
MEMORY ..........................................................................................................................3
KEYPAD ............................................................................................................................3
LCD SCREEN ....................................................................................................................3
LED STATUS .....................................................................................................................3
DATA CAPTURE .................................................................................................................4
GETTING STARTED........................................................................................................7
INSERTING BATTERY .........................................................................................................7
CHARGING THE BATTERY..................................................................................................7
INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................8
POWER ON THE DEVICE ....................................................................................................8
CONNECTING TO PC..........................................................................................................9
Connecting via Cradle .................................................................................................9
Running the Device on PC...........................................................................................9
Loading Application from PC ....................................................................................10
Loading Lookup table from PC..................................................................................10
Resetting the Device...................................................................................................10
Uploading Data .........................................................................................................10
Working with Menus...................................................................................................11
Menu Description.......................................................................................................11
USING THE DATA COLLECTOR................................................................................13
SCANNING AND KEYING IN DATA ....................................................................................13
Scanning the Barcode Data .......................................................................................13
Keying in Data via keypad.........................................................................................14
WORKING WITH UTILITIES..............................................................................................15
Settings.......................................................................................................................15
Browse Data...............................................................................................................16

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Delete Data ................................................................................................................16
Reader Test.................................................................................................................16
Set Date/Time .............................................................................................................17
Load Application........................................................................................................17
Memory & Power.......................................................................................................17
Calculator ..................................................................................................................17
Load Lookup ..............................................................................................................18
PROGRAM MANAGER......................................................................................................18
Menu Description.......................................................................................................18
Download...................................................................................................................19
Activate ......................................................................................................................20
Upload .......................................................................................................................21
UPDATING FIRMWARE .....................................................................................................22

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Z‐900X
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USER’SMANUAL
Introduction
Withsimplicityinmind,Z‐9000isbuiltformobilityandperformance.Itishighly
reliableandsmartlydesignedforalldatacollectingapplications.
Features
Simple,easytounderstandinterface
TransflectiveLCDforawideworkingcondition
Noprogrammingbackgroundrequired
10menus+10forms+3lookupformaximumflexibility
ApplicationSimulator
PCSystemRequirement
WindowsXPServicePack2orabove
MicrosoftInternetExplorer5.01orlater
MicrosoftFramework2.0
PackageContents
Itemscontaininthepackagemayvarydependingonthemodelofthedatacollector.
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DataCollectorCradleLi‐ionBattery
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USBCablePowerAdapterHandStrap

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Z‐900X2
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USER’SMANUAL
Overview
Refertothefollowingillustrationstofamiliarizeyourselfwiththedatacollector.
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DescriptionFunction
ScanWindowEmitsaredbeamforbarcodereading
BatteryCompartmentBatteriesarestoredhere
BatteryLockSecuresthebatterycompartment
HandStrapHoleUsedtoattachhandstraps
LEDIndicator
Indicatesreadingstatus:
Redforscanningerrorsuchaswrongdatatypeor
nodatamatchandgreenforgoodread
LCDScreenDisplayvariousdatawhenaprogramisbeingrun
KeypadAtotalof21keysareprovidedtothepowerand
otherfunctionkeys
BatteryContactsForchargingbattery
BuzzerEmitsaudibleindicationsounds
LED
Indicator
LCD
Screen
Keypad
Scan
Window
Battery
Lock
Battery
Compartment
Buzzer
Battery
Contacts
HandStrap
Hole

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Z‐900X
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USER’SMANUAL
DeviceInformation
Battery
MainBattery:Li‐ionbatterypack3.7V1150mA
BatteryLife:150hrs(Laser/CCDversion,basedononescanper5secs)
Backupbattery:Lithiumbattery3.0V15mAh
Chargingcurrent:500mA(MAX)
Autochargerofftimer:6.2hrs
Memory
8MBFLASHROM
4MBSRAM(withabilitytodataretentions)
Keypad
21keysalpha/numeric(includePowerandSCANkey)withwhitebacklight
LCDScreen
LCDtype:128x128graphicmonoFSTNLCD
LCDbacklight:LEDWhite
ViewArea:43.0x42.8mm
Fontsize:8*15pixels
Charactersbylines:16charactersby8lines
LEDStatus
1greencolorLEDand1redcolorLEDforindications.

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Z‐900X4
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USER’SMANUAL
DataCapture
Thistablegivesthedefaultsettingsofthesymbologies.
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SymbologyDefault
CodabarEnable
Code39Enable
Code93Enable
Code128Enable
Code11Disable
ItalianPharmacodeDisable
ChinesePostCodeDisable
Interleaved2of5Enable
EAN/UPCEnable
MSIDisable
TelepenParameterDisable
Industrial2of5Disable
Standard2of5Disable
Matrix2of5Disable
GS1DatabarDisable
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Z‐900X
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USER’SMANUAL
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SymbologyCodeIDDefault
CodabarN
Code39M
Code93L
Code128K
Code11O
ChinesePostCodeH
Interleaved2of5I
EAN‐13F
UPC‐AA
UPC‐EE
EAN‐8FF
MSIP
Industrial2of5D
Standard2of5S
Matrix2of5G
GS1DatabarRS
GS1DatabarExpanded RX
GS1DatabarLimitedRL
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Z‐900X6
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USER’SMANUAL
SymbologyBarcodeLength
Codabar
Code11
Industrial2of5
Standard2of5
Matrix2of5
Maximum:32
Minimim:6
Maximum:62
Minimim:3
Maximum:62
Minimim:3
Code39
Code93
Code128
Maximum:62
Minimim:3
ChinesePostCode
Maximum:16
Minimim:10
Maximum:32
Minimim:4
Interleaved2of5
MSIMaximum:32
Minimim:4
GS1Databar
GS1DatabarLimited
Maximum:14
Minimim:14
GS1DatabarExpanded Maximum:48
Minimim:6
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Z‐900X
7
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USER’SMANUAL
GettingStarted
Refertothefollowingillustrationstolearnthebasicsofthedatacollectorinthissection.
InsertingBattery
1. Pushthelocklevertounlockthebatterylock.
2. Removethebatterycoverfromthedatacollector.
3. Insertthebatterywiththetopsideinfirstthenthesidewithbatterycontact.
Thebatteryisheldinplacebyasmalllockonthebottomofthecompartment.
Pushthebatteryinuntilitclicksintoplace.
4. Slidethebatterycoverbackontosecurethebattery.
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ChargingtheBattery
1. PlaceZ‐9000onthecradle.
2. Connectthepoweradaptertothecradleandtoawalloutlet.
3. BatterystatusontheLCDscreenindicatesthatyourbatteryischarging.
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Z‐900X8
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USER’SMANUAL
Installation
FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoinstallZACdriveronyourcomputer.
1. ConnectthedevicetoyourcomputerviaUSBcradle.
2. Awindowappearsinthebottomright‐handcornerofWindowsthatsays“Found
newhardware”.Inafewsecondsa"FoundNewHardwareWizard"window
opensup.Doubleclickthefoundnewhardwareicontopullupthewindowifit
doesnotappearautomatically.Select"No,notthistime"tocontinue.
3. Click"Next"tocontinueinstallation.
4. Click“Installfromalistorspecificlocation(Advanced)”andclick“Next”.
5. Checkthe“Includethislocation”optionanduse“Browse”tolocatethedriverin
yourcomputer.Click“Next”togotothenextstep.
6. Click“Next”and“Finish”whentheinstallationisdone.
PowerontheDevice
Pressandholdthepowerbuttontoturnthepoweronoroff.
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Z‐900X
9
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USER’SMANUAL
ConnectingtoPC
Tousethesoftwaresuppliedwiththedatacollector,itmustbeconnectedtoaPC.
ConnectingviaCradle
ToconnectthedatacollectortoaPCviacradle:
1. PlacethedatacollectoronthecradleandconnectthecradletoPCusingtheUSB
cable.
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2. ThePCshouldauto‐detectthedeviceasaCOMdeviceandaskforthedriverwhen
connectingthefirsttime.
3. PleasedownloadandinstallthedriverfromZEBEXwebsite.Thesystemshould
assignaCOMporttothedeviceafterthedriverinstallation.
Connectthepoweradaptertothecradlewhennecessary.
Makesuretheunitisturnedonafterthecableisconnected.
ChecktheCOMandLPTsectioninthedevicemanagerfortheassignedCOM
port.Thedatacollectorshouldappearasavirtualcomdevice.
RunningtheDeviceonPC
1. InstallandrunZAConyourPC.
2. MakesurethevirtualCOMportdriverisinstalled.
3. RunanyconnectionprogramonZAC.FormoredetailspleaseseetheZACUser’s
Manual.
4. CheckthedevicemanageronyourPCfortheCOMportandsetthesamevalue
inZACSettingtoconnectthedevice.

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Z‐900X10
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USER’SMANUAL
LoadingApplicationfromPC
1. Followthepreviousinstructionstoconnectthedatacollector.
2. Select“3.Utilities/6.Application”onthedatacollector.
3. Select“SendApplication”inZAC.
LoadingLookuptablefromPC
1. Followthepreviousinstructionstoconnectthedatacollector.
2. Select“3.Utilities”and“9.LoadLookup”onthedatacollector.
3. Select“SendLookup”inZAC.
ResettingtheDevice
1. PressandholdtheandbuttonsthenpressthePowerbutton.
2. ReleasethePowerbuttonwhenyouseetheresetmessageonthescreen.
3. Allsettingswillresettothedefaultvalues.
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UploadingData
1. Followthepreviousinstructionstoconnectthedatacollector.
2. Select“2.Upload”fromthemenuscreentostartuploadingdata.
3. SelectthedatatobeuploadedinthenextscreenandpressenterorpressESCto
exit.
4. SelectTransfer/Direct‐LinkDataTransferinZactostartupload.

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Z‐900X
11
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USER’SMANUAL
WorkingwithMenus
Presstheorbuttonsorthenumberkeystomovethecursortothe
desiredoption.
PresstheEnterkeytoenterthemenuoption.
PressESCtogotothepreviousscreen.
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MenuScreen
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MenuDescription
MenuDescription
CollectSelectthisoptiontostartrecordingdata.Youcan
scanbarcodesorenterthedatamanually.
Upload
Selectthisoptionto:
UploadDatafile
Uploadlookupfile
Uploadallfiles1by1
Uploadallfilesasappend
Menuselection
Keypad/USB/Battery
status(Battery)

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Z‐900X12
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USER’SMANUAL
TaskUtility
Selectthisoptionfor:
1.Settings
2.BrowseData
3.DeleteData
4.ReaderTest
5.SetDate/Time
6.LoadApplication
7.Memory&Power
8.Calculator
9.LoadLookup(whenlookupisavailablethis
optionbecomesoption8andcalculator
becomesoption9)