Zebex Z-1060 User manual

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Table of Contents
Unpacking............................................................. 1
Finding Your Way Around .................................... 2
Battery Care ......................................................... 2
Installing Batteries ................................... 4
Charging Batteries................................... 5
Getting Started ..................................................... 7
Scanning and Storing Data................................... 7
Uploading Data to a PC...................................... 10
Uploading Data with WinTaskGen...................... 12
Uploading Data with HyperTerminal................... 14
Setup .................................................................. 15
LCD Contrast......................................... 16
Beep Volume ......................................... 16
System Timer ........................................ 17
Barcode Setup....................................... 19
Specifications ..................................................... 20
DIMENSIONS........................................ 22

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Congratulations on your purchase of the super compact
Mini Personal Data Collector (PDC) with LCD display.
Along with superior portability and visually safe scanning
LEDs, the PDC features a real-time clock, a buzzer, a
dual-color status LED, and a UART port for direct con-
nection to external equipment.
The on-board 32K EEPROM provides a robust, stable,
programmable memory space. Some of this non-volatile
memory is dedicated to storing scanned data. The PDC
can retain more than 1000 records.
The Mini Personal Data Collector comes already pro-
grammed with a basic data collection program, called
FREETASK, that can scan and store barcodes, and do
simple edits on the stored data. Data can be uploaded to
a PC through the RS-232 link cable.
WinTaskGen, a program on the included CD-ROM, can
be used to create data collection programs (Tasks) for
download and use with the PDC. A Task can have up to
four data forms with up to 16 separate data fields per
form.
For more advanced requirements, there are two libraries
for developing programs under the Keil C environment:
one is the hardware library (Z1060Lib.LIB), the other is a
compressed database system (DBLite60). Contact your
agent if you are interested in this approach.

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Unpacking
The PDC package should contain:
1 ea. Mini Personal Data Collector
1 ea. DB-9(F) serial
Communication Cable
4 ea. VARTA 1/V40H NiMH
rechargeable batteries
1 ea Power Adapter
1 ea. CD-ROM support disk
1 ea. User’s Manual (this book)
If any package contents are damaged or missing, please
contact your dealer immediately.

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Finding Your Way Around
Figure 1: The Mini Personal Data Collector
Battery Care
In the interests of providing the best product perfor-
mance possible, the Mini Personal Data Collector comes
with high quality, rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride
(NiMH) batteries and a Power Adapter. After NiMH bat-
teries are installed, connect the Power Adapter cable
and the batteries charge right in the unit.
Before you use new NiMH batteries for the first time you
should charge them fully. Please note that new NiMH
LED lamp
scan window
LCD screen
UP key
SCAN key
RS-232 port
DOWN key
FUNCTION
key

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batteries need to go through three to five charge-dis-
charge cycles before they reach peak performance and
capacity. The first several times that you use new NiMH
batteries you may find that they discharge fairly quickly
during use. This is normal until the batteries mature.
It is highly recommended that NiMH batteries always be
operated until fully discharged before recharging. If you
recharge NiMH batteries before they are fully dis-
charged, they may develop a pattern of inhibited output.
Under favorable conditions, NiMH batteries can last
through hundreds of recharges. You will get better per-
formance if you keep battery teams together. Don’t mix
new and old batteries.
Note: If the PDC will remain unused for an extended
period (two months or more) the batteries should
be removed. Even when the PDC is turned off,
there is a very small amount of power consumed,
which can, over time, have a bad effect on batter-
ies.

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Installing Batteries
Figure 2: Inserting Batteries
1. Loosen the battery cover screw and remove the
cover.
2. Insert four batteries according to the orientation in
the picture: two with positive side up on the left, two
with negative side up on the right.
3. Replace the cover and tighten the screw.
battery
cover
screw

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Charging Batteries
Warning! Use the Power Adapter with NiMH
batteries ONLY! Connecting the Power
Adapter with any other type of batteries in the
PDC voids the warranty, ruins batteries, can
burn up the Mini Personal Data Collector, and could pos-
sibly cause harm to persons or property!
You may use regular disposable alkaline cells to operate
the PDC, but never mix NiMH with alkaline batteries, and
never, never connect the Power Adapter when there are
disposable (alkaline) batteries in the unit.
To charge NiMH batteries:
1. With NiMH rechargeable batteries (ONLY!) in the
PDC unit, plug the Power Adapter connector into the
socket on the side of the large end connector of the
Communication Cable.
2. Plug the Power Adapter into an outlet. While charg-
ing, the LED on the PDC lights up red. The LED
turns off when the batteries are fully charged.
Charging takes 4 to 6 hours.

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Figure 3: Connecting the Power Adapter
It is normal for the Power Adapter and the NiMH battery
cells themselves to become warm during charging.
Note: If needed when NiMH batteries are low, the PDC
may be operated with the Power Adapter con-
nected. Never use the Power Adapter with any
other type of batteries in the PDC unit!

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Getting Started
The Mini Personal Data Collector comes already pro-
grammed with a basic data collection program,
FREETASK, that can read and store barcodes, do simple
edits, and upload data to a PC through the Communica-
tion Cable.
Scanning and Storing Data
1. Turn on the Mini Personal Data Collector by press-
ing the v and ^ keys together.
Figure 4: Turning On

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2. The bootup (power on) screen appears.
Figure 5: Bootup Screen
3. Press the skey to go to the Main Menu.
Figure 6: Main Menu
4. With Run Task selected, press the skey. Display
shows <Rec>, for record number, and is ready to
scan a barcode.
5. Hold the Mini Personal Data Collector in front of the
barcode to be scanned, press the skey, and
sweep the red light vertically across the barcode.
When the scan is successful, a short beep is emit-
correct wrong

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ted1and the LED indicator flashes green. While the
skey is still depressed, the display shows the
alphanumeric data scanned. When the skey is
released, the display reverts to <Rec>, ready for the
next scan. If the scan fails, the PDC remains silent,
the LED gives a red flash, and the display reverts to
<Rec> for the next try.
6. Continue adding scanned data by repeating step 4.
The PDC can retain more than 1000 records.
7. To review stored data, press the ^key.
8. To end review of stored data, press the fkey.
9. To exit scanning mode, press the fkey.
10. To turn off the Mini Personal Data Collector, press
and hold f. The screen goes blank; data is
retained.
1. Depending on the Beep Volume setting (page 16).

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Uploading Data to a PC
The PDC can communicate data to a PC using either
WinTaskGen, the supplied software interface, or another
RS-232 communications interface, such as HyperTermi-
nal, which comes with Windows.
Communications settings are:
baud rate: 9600 bps
data bits: 8
parity: none
stop bits: 1
flow control: none

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To upload data:
1. If not on already, turn on the computer.
2. Connect the PDC with a PC COM port using the
supplied Communications Cable.
Figure 7: Communication Cable
3. Turn on the Mini Personal Data Collector by press-
ing the v and ^ keys together. (Actually, steps 1
thorough 3 may done in any order.)
to COM port
on PC

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4. Run the desired communications software and
upload data. See the following two sections for more
detailed software instructions.
Uploading Data with WinTaskGen
WinTaskGen is provided on the CD that came with your
PDC. With it you can upload data from the PDC to the
computer, edit or create programs (tasks) for use with
the PDC, download these tasks to the PDC, adjust the
barcode filter for the PDC, setup the computer COM port,
and adjust PDC settings such as the clock, beep volume,
etc. Install WinTaskGen into your Windows environment
from the supplied CD.
To upload data from the PDC to the computer:
1. Run WinTaskGen.
2. Use the supplied Communications Cable to connect
the PDC to the computer.
3. Turn on the Mini Personal Data Collector by press-
ing the v and ^ keys together. The boot up
screen appears.
Figure 8: Bootup Screen

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4. On the WinTaskGen toolbar, press the
upload icon. The upload workspace
appears.
5. Press the Connect button
near the lower left corner.
The PDC beeps twice.
6. Press the Upload button.
The PDC beeps once,
and the data appears in the WinTaskGen work-
space.
7. Save the data to file by
pressing the Save button.

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Uploading Data with HyperTerminal
HyperTerminal is an RS-232 communications program
that comes with Windows. This example for uploading
data is from Windows XP:
1. Use the supplied cable to connect the PDC to the
PC COM port (e.g.: COM 1).
2. In Windows, go to Start > Programs > Accessories >
Communications > HyperTerminal.
3. Set up a Connection Description name; pick an icon.
4. Make port settings as per Upload Data to a PC,
above. When port settings are done, the HyperTer-
minal interface appears.
5. Turn on the PDC by pressing the v and ^ keys
together.
6. Press the skey to go to the Main Menu.
7. Use v and ^ keys to select Upload Data, and
press the skey. <Upload> shows on the screen.
8. Press the skey again. <Ready to upload!>
appears.
9. Press the skey. The data uploads and appears in
the HyperTerminal workspace.
10. To turn off the PDC, press and hold f. The screen
goes blank; data is retained.

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Setup
It is very easy to set the clock and other PDC parameters
by connecting the PDC to a PC and running Win-
TaskGen > Remote Device Setting. But for those times
when a PC connection is not readily available, all param-
eters can be set directly, using the PDC keypad. Here’s
how:
1. Turn the PDC on by pressing the v and ^ keys
together.
2. Press the skey to go to the Main Menu.
Figure 9: Main Menu
3. Press v a couple times till <Setup> is selected,
then press the skey. The Setup Menu appears:
Figure 10: Setup Menu

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LCD Contrast
1. From the Setup menu, make sure that LCD Contrast
is selected, then press the skey.
2. Contrast may be adjusted from high contrast (1) to
very low contrast (30) by pressing the v and ^
keys. Settings “wrap around” if you go lower than 1
or higher than 30. Default is medium contrast at 14.
3. When contrast is properly adjusted, hit the skey
to save the setting and automatically return to the
Setup Menu. Or hit fto return without saving a
new setting. The PDC remembers your settings, and
will use them each time the PDC is turned on until
they are modified.
Beep Volume
You can set beep “volume” on the PDC in four settings:
Low, Medium, Loud, and Quiet. Low means a low, quiet
tone (C#7). Medium means a medium tone (F#7). High
means a higher tone (A#7).
Note: “Quiet” means silent, no tone at all.
1. From the Setup Menu (page 15), pressing the vto
select Beep Volume, then press s. You enter
Beep Volume setup and see the current Beep Vol-
ume setting.