Intermec 243XHand-HeldTerminal 243X Manual de usuario

Trakker Antares®

243X Hand-Held Terminal

P/N 071791-001

User's Manual

Intermec Technologies Corporation

6001 36th Avenue West

P.O. Box 4280

Everett, WA 98203-9280

U.S. service and technical support: 1-800-755-5505

U.S. media supplies ordering information: 1-800-227-9947

Canadian service and technical support: 1-800-668-7043

Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-268-6936

Outside U.S.A. and Canada: Contact your local Intermec service supplier.

The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers

to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for

any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.

2001 by Intermec Technologies Corporation

The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, INCA (under license), MobileLAN, JANUS, IRL, Trakker Antares,

EZBuilder, TE 2000, Data Collection Browser, dcBrowser, Universal Access Point, UAP, and CrossBar are

either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intermec.

Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (or ) symbol in

every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion, and

to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

There are U.S. and foreign patents pending.

Contents

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Contents

Before You Begin vii

Warranty Information vii

Safety Summary vii

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes viii

About This Manual viii

Learning About the Terminal

What Are the Trakker Antares 243X Terminals? 1-3

Learning About the 243X’s Features 1-4

Options for the Terminals 1-5

Accessories for the Terminals 1-6

Unpacking the Terminal 1-7

Using the Terminal’s Battery Pack 1-8

Determining When the Battery Pack Is Low 1-8

Charging the Battery Pack 1-9

Installing the Battery Pack 1-9

Managing Battery Power 1-11

Using the Keypad 1-11

Finding the Special Keys 1-12

Typing the Characters Printed on the Keypad 1-13

Using the Suspend/Resume Key 1-13

Using the Modifier Keys 1-14

Capitalizing All Characters 1-14

Using the International Keypads 1-15

Using the TE 2000 Keypads 1-16

Using the Screen 1-17

Learning About the Status Icons 1-18

Learning About the Audio Signals 1-19

Using the Terminal’s Serial Port 1-20

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Using the Terminal’s Scanner 1-21

Learning About the Connector Modules 1-23

Connecting an Input Device 1-24

Scanning Options 1-24

Connecting to a Serial Device or Network 1-24

Defining the Terminal’s Drives 1-25

Using the Terminal for the First Time 1-26

Configuring the Terminal

How to Configure the Terminal 2-3

About the Configurations 2-3

Configuring the Terminal With the Menu System 2-4

Accessing Online Help 2-6

Selecting Menus and Commands 2-6

Filling In Fields 2-6

Marking Check Boxes 2-7

Entering ASCII Control Characters 2-8

Exiting Screens and Saving Changes 2-9

Exiting the Menu System 2-10

Configuring the Terminal With the Clone Application 2-11

Configuring Drives and Memory on the Terminal 2-12

Configuring the RAM Drive 2-12

Configuring Flash Memory 2-13

Operating the Terminal in a Network

How the Terminals Fit Into Your Network 3-3

Using Serial Communications on the Terminal 3-7

Choosing a Communications Protocol 3-8

Binary Protocol 3-8

Configurable Protocol 3-9

Master Polling Protocol 3-10

Point-to-Point Protocol 3-10

Polling Mode D Protocol 3-10

Contents

Using RF Communications on the Terminal 3-11

Planning the Network Connection 3-11

Configuring the DCS 30X 3-12

Configuring the Access Points 3-12

OpenAir Radio 3-13

802.11b Radio 3-13

About the Network Parameters 3-14

Monitoring Network Communications 3-14

Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal

How to Use This Chapter 4-3

Problems While Operating the Terminal 4-4

Problems While Configuring the Terminal 4-6

Problems Communicating With RF Network Devices 4-11

Problems While Running Applications 4-13

Problems Transmitting Data Through the Serial Port 4-14

Problems Transmitting Data Through the DCS 30X 4-14

Problems Scanning Bar Code Labels 4-15

Booting the Terminal 4-17

Booting the Terminal on Resume 4-17

Using the Boot Menu 4-18

Troubleshooting a Locked Up Application 4-18

Resetting the Terminal 4-19

Cleaning the Scanner Window and Terminal Screen 4-20

Specifications

Physical and Environmental Specifications A-3

Pin Assignments A-6

Pin Assignments for COM1 A-6

Pin Assignments for the Input Device Connectors A-7

Index

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Before You Begin

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Before You Begin

This section introduces you to standard warranty provisions, safety precautions,

warnings and cautions, document formatting conventions, and sources of additional

product information. A documentation roadmap is also provided to guide you in finding

the appropriate information.

Warranty Information

To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, contact your local

Intermec support services organization. In the U.S.A. call 1-800-755-5505, and in

Canada call 1-800-668-7043. If you live outside the U.S.A. or Canada, you can find

your local Intermec support services organization on the Intermec Web site at

www.intermec.com.

Safety Summary

Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this

book before handling and operating Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured,

and equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and

cautions.

Do not repair or adjust alone Do not repair or adjust energized equipment alone

under any circumstances. Someone capable of providing first aid must always be

present for your safety.

First aid Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an injury.

Never neglect an injury, no matter how slight it seems.

Resuscitation Begin resuscitation immediately if someone is injured and stops

breathing. Any delay could result in death. To work on or near high voltage, you should

be familiar with approved industrial first aid methods.

Energized equipment Never work on energized equipment unless authorized by a

responsible authority. Energized electrical equipment is dangerous. Electrical shock

from energized equipment can cause death. If you must perform authorized emergency

work on energized equipment, be sure that you comply strictly with approved safety

regulations.

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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

The warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual use the following format.

Warning

A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement

that must be strictly observed to avoid death or serious injury to the persons working

on the equipment.

Avertissement

Un avertissement vous avertit d’une procédure de fonctionnement, d’une méthode,

d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour éviter l’occurrence

de mort ou de blessures graves aux personnes manupulant l’équipement.

Caution

A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement that

must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or destruction, or corruption

or loss of data.

Conseil

Une précaution vous avertit d’une procédure de fonctionnement, d’une méthode,

d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour empêcher

l’endommagement ou la destruction de l’équipement, ou l’altération ou la perte de

données.

Note: Notes are statements that either provide extra information about a topic or

contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or set of circumstances.

About This Manual

This manual contains all of the necessary information to connect, operate, configure,

troubleshoot, and maintain the Trakker Antares®2430 and 2435 hand-held terminal.

Use this manual in conjunction with the Trakker Antares 2400 Family System Manual

(Part No. 071389), which contains detailed information about configuring, operating,

and programming all terminals in the 2400 Family.

This manual was written for two audiences:

•All users who need to know how to use the terminal to collect data.

•MIS personnel, operations personnel, analysts, and programmers who need to know

how to install, configure, test, troubleshoot, and use the terminal to operate in a

network. You should have a good knowledge of your company’s network and data

collection software. You should be familiar with data communications and network

protocols.

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What You Will Find in This Manual

This table summarizes the information in each chapter and appendix.

Chapter Summary

1 Introduces the Trakker Antares 2430 and 2435 hand-held terminals and their

features. Also describes the batteries, memory, drives, and input devices.

2 Describes the different methods that you can use to configure the 243X and its

memory and drives. Also explains how to configure the terminal using the

TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System and the clone application.

3 Describes how to install and configure the 243X in a serial or RF network. Also

explains how the 243X fits into a particular network and how to use serial or

network communications.

4 Lists problems you may encounter while using the terminal and provides some

possible solutions. Also describes how to boot or reset the terminal and clean

the scanner window and terminal screen.

A Lists the Trakker Antares 243X terminal’s specifications.

This manual explains how to use the features and options available on the 243X. For

more detailed information about configuring, operating, and programming the 243X,

see the Trakker Antares 2400 Family System Manual (Part No. 071389).

For additional help using terminal emulation, see the appropriate TE 2000 manual:

•TE 2000 5250 Terminal Emulation Programmer’s Guide (Part No. 977-055-004)

•TE 2000 3270 Terminal Emulation Programmer’s Guide (Part No. 977-055-003)

•TE 2000 VT/ANSI Terminal Emulation Programmer’s Guide (Part No.

977-055-005).

For additional help using dcBrowser, see the documentation that ships with your

DCS 30X or dcBrowser gateway software.

Terminology

You should be aware of how these terms are being used in this manual:

Term Description

DCS 300 and Model

200 Controller The DCS 300 is a data collection server that replaced the Model 200

Controller. The 2435 can communicate with either the DCS 300 or

the Model 200 Controller. Unless otherwise noted, you can use either

the DCS 300 or the Model 200 Controller.

DCS 30X DCS 30X refers to the DCS 300, the DCS 301, and the DCS 302 data

collection servers. The term DCS 30X is used throughout this manual.

Unless otherwise noted, you can use either the DCS 300, the

DCS 301, or the DCS 302.

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Terminology (continued)

Term Description

Host The term “host”refers to a personal computer or other computer that

communicates with the terminal.

243X The generic term “243X”indicates either the Trakker Antares 2430

terminal or the Trakker Antares 2435 terminal.

Terminal The generic term “terminal”indicates either the Trakker Antares 2430

terminal or the Trakker Antares 2435 terminal.

Trakker Antares The term “Trakker Antares”identifies the product family of Trakker

Antares 2400 Family terminals, which includes the hand-held

terminals, stationary terminals, vehicle-mount terminals, and light

industrial terminals.

Conventions for Input From a Keypad or Keyboard

This table describes the formatting conventions for input from PC or host computer

keyboards and terminal keypads:

Convention How to Interpret the Convention

Special text Shows the command as you should enter it into the terminal. See

“Conventions for Commands”later in this chapter.

Italic text Indicates that you must replace the parameter with a value. See

“Conventions for Commands”later in this chapter.

Bold text Indicates the keys you must press on a PC or host computer keyboard.

For example, “press Enter”means you press the key labeled “Enter”

on the PC or host computer keyboard.

Shows the key you must press on the terminal. For example, “press

”directs you to press the Enter key on the terminal keypad.

T





Shows a series of terminal keys you must press and release in the order

shown. For example, “Press







to access the

TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System.”

–

Shows a series of terminal keys you must press simultaneously. Also,

you must press and hold the keys in the order shown.

Note: You must use the Field Exit key (

) on the 57-key keypad or the Return key

(

) on the 39-key keypad to access the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Main Menu. Do not

use the Enter key (

) in this key sequence.

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