Casio DT-800RF User Manual

Supported Equipment Manual

For the DT-800RF Device Manufactured by Casio

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 • Introduction............................................................................................. 1-1

Description………………… ..........................................................................................1-1

Picture………………………...........................................................................................1-2

Setup Requirements…….. ...........................................................................................1-2

Accessories……………….............................................................................................1-2

Operating System………… ..........................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2 • Terminal Setup........................................................................................ 2-1

Running Setup from a Download File ........................................................................2-1

Installation………………… ...........................................................................................2-2

Running the Manager…… ………………………………………………………………….2-4

Quick Start………………… ........................................................................................... 2-5

Configuring the Manager....................................................................................2-5

Configuring the Terminal for Download.............................................................. 2-9

Terminal Settings .............................................................................................2-10

Starting a Telnet Session .................................................................................2-11

Standard Setup……………......................................................................................... 2-12

Setup Using Twin Client Manager.................................................................... 2-12

Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus ........................................................2-18

Authorizing PowerNet....................................................................................... 2-20

Software Management……........................................................................................ 2-22

Auto-Configuration ...........................................................................................2-22

Chapter 3 • Keypad Configuration ............................................................................ 3-1

Keypad Figures…………… ..........................................................................................3-1

Keypad Table……………… ..........................................................................................3-4

Chapter 4 • Error Message Resolution Guide .......................................................... 4-1

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Description

The DT-800RF has a versatile high-speed scanning (100 scans per second) that ensures a rapid first-time read rate and high data integrity. Its combination of distance and contact laser scanning allows bar codes to be easily read even when badly printed on curved and irregular surfaces. Amongst the lightest weight terminals in its class, the compact lightweight design of the DT-800RF reduces operator fatigue over extended usage periods. Its backlit display can be illuminated, enabling readings to be clearly seen in the darkest of work environments.

This terminal has a world-class water splash proof (IPX II standard) that provides continuous operations, even in the rain. Using the latest multi-drop communications technology, data can be collected at many different networked points connected to a single PC. Low-power circuitry and an automatic power-off feature conserve battery life to the maximum and provide more usage time before replacement. A rechargeable battery reduces the need to dispose of dead batteries and helps to conserve the environment.

The DT-800RF’s 160 x 160-dot screen displays extensive lines of information. This touch screen can also be used for entering data quickly and easily. You may choose between 2.6 or 10 Mbytes of memory to meet your specific requirements. Control functions (such as “Help” or “Send”) can be assigned to the DT-800RF special function keys to further enhance operation.

Master I/O boxes, including SCSI or Ethernet connection, allow the configuration of a large-scale system with satellite I/O boxes for high speed, large volume data transfer. The DT-800RF can be set to read all common bar code symbologies with a narrow bar width as small as 0.125mm. Infrared communications on this terminal allow data to be downloaded or uploaded without the need to connect any cables, thus ensuring trouble-free connection to a host system.

Chapter 1 • Introduction

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Setup Requirements

Installation of PowerNet Twin Client requires, at a minimum, the following:

• A Pentium-class processor

• 32 MB of RAM

• 10 MB of free hard disk space available

• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, or NT/2000 operating system

Accessories

The following accessories are available for the DT-800RF:

I/O Box

• DT-860IOE (satellite I/O box)

• DT-865IOE (master I/O box)

Charger (Single-Pack)

• DT-820CHGE (Quick charger)

Lithium Ion Battery Pack

• DT-823LI

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Accessories

AC Adaptors

• DT-9020ADPG (AC adaptor (230V) for DT-820CHGE)

• DT-9020ADPU (AC adaptor (120V) for DT-820CHGE)

• DT-825ADP-G (AC adaptor (230V) for I/O boxes)

• DT-825ADP-U (AC adaptor (120V) for I/O boxes)

Cables

• DT-881RSC-E: RS232C Modem cable

• DT-882RSC-E: RS232C Cross cable

(between DT860IO-E and PC: 25pin male)

• DT-883RSC-E: RS232C Cross cable (between DT860IO-E and PC: 25pin female)

• DT-887AX: RS232C Cross cable (between DT860IO-E and PC: 9pin female)

• DT-888RSC: Modular Cable

• DT-889AX: Cable (between DT-800RF and PC)

• SB-751HF: SCSI cable

(between DT865IO-E and PC: Centro 50pin full male)

• SB-752HH: SCSI cable

(between DT865IO-E and PC: Centro 50pin half male)

• SB-753HP: SCSI cable (between DT865IO-E and PC: Pin type half 50pin male)

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Operating System

Version of the Operating System

The version of the operating system on a DT-800RF terminal is 2.00.

Finding the Version of the Operating System

The version of operating system will appear on a terminal screen when the terminal is

rebooted. For rebooting instructions, see Command Mode Boot in the Quick Start

section.

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Chapter 2 • Terminal Setup

Running Setup from a Download File

The downloaded file is a compressed archive. After extraction using a utility such as

WinZip or PKWARE, folders are created on the hard disk as shown in the following

figure.

Click on the

Disk1 folder to view the files as shown in the following figure.

Click on the for further instructions.

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Setup application and proceed to the following section entitled Installation

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Installation

The InstallShield wizard runs and presents the following screen.

Click on Next to begin the installation process.

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Installation

To change the default Destination Location, click on Browse and select a location. Then click on

Next.

The default folder is

PowerNet. This default may be changed either by selecting an

existing program group or by typing in a new name at the prompt. Then click on

Next.

When the installation is complete, reboot the system to initialize the Twin Client software.

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Terminal Setup

a. To reboot the system immediately, click on Finish.

b. To reboot later, click on the option to restart the computer later, and click on

Running the Manager

The PowerNet Twin Client Manager is the utility that manages the terminal software and configurations.

Select

Start, Programs, PowerNet, and Twin Client Manager. The PowerNet Twin

Client Manager screen appears as shown in the following figure. This is the administrator's main screen, and all functions are accessed from its menu bar, tool bar, and tabs.

Menu Bar

The menu bar provides access to the functions used to configure the terminals and manage their software.

Finish.

Toolbar

Under the menu bar, the tool bar provides shortcuts to major features. The toolbar can be turned on or off by changing the Toolbar parameter found on the shortcuts available from the toolbar are as follows:

Create a new terminal configuration.

Open an existing terminal configuration.

Save the current terminal configuration.

Download the configuration to terminal.

Download software to terminal.

Configure terminals automatically over the wireless network.

View PowerNet Twin Client Manager version.

View menu. The

The PowerNet Twin Client Manager is now successfully installed and ready for use. The

Quick Start section below provides detailed instructions for quickly configuring the

terminal and starting a telnet session.

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Quick Start

Quick Start describes how to prepare the Twin Client Manager and the Casio terminal for

a Telnet session with the host. Following an initial serial download, the terminal software and configuration is managed automatically, over the wireless network.

Configuring the Manager

The first step is to configure the Twin Client Manager to meet site-specific requirements, and then prepare it for the automatic management of the terminal software and IP addresses. This simple procedure will require only a few minutes to complete.

Setting the Emulation

Click on Start, Programs, PowerNet, and Twin Client Manager. Select the Settings menu, as shown below.

Click on

Emulation, select the desired emulation, and click on OK.

Setting the Servers

The Servers are the Telnet host systems the terminals will access.

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Terminal Setup

To set these addresses from the Settings menu, click on Servers and then click on Add. Enter the name of each server, its IP Address and IP port (normally 23 for Telnet servers), and emulation type. Then click on

OK.

Repeat this step for each telnet server the terminals are required to access. If an error is made in the name, IP Address, IP Port number, or Terminal emulation type, click on the line that is in error and then click on the

Edit button to make the corrections.

Setting Terminal Model and COM Port

The default terminal model is DT800, and the default serial connection to the Casio cradle is through change the

The default terminal model, under PowerNet. To maintain compatibility with existing Casio Telnet client keyboard layouts, a specific terminal model and keypad must be selected from the Terminal Model window.

COM1. To select a specific Casio terminal model and keypad, or to

COM port assignment, click on the Options menu as shown.

DT800, represents the default setup for all Casio terminals

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Quick Start

Saving the Configuration

Click File and Save As. Enter a name for this configuration.

For the purposes of this example, the name is

vt100.

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Download Files to Terminal

Select Terminal and Send Program Files to Terminal from the menu bar.

The program asks if you want to include configuration files.

Yes.

Select

The

Casio Load Options screen appears telling you what actions to perform on the

terminal. The first three of these instructions perform the terminal reboot. The remainder perform the actual download.

Click

OK.

The Casio CD-ROM, distributed with Casio terminals, contains LMWIN2 in the directory \Tool\Dt800\LMWIN201. Copy the LMWIN2 utility into any directory on your PC. Next, install the PowerNet Twin Client software on the Casio terminal. To do this, connect the serial load cable from a serial port on the PC to the communications port of the terminal cradle or to a Casio terminal.

On the PC, the Download/Upload Utility screen is displayed. Note that this program is

LMWIN.EXE, which is distributed separately.

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Quick Start

Execute from the menu bar, then select Link Manager and select Start Link

Select

Manager

Note: A shortcut is to just click on the start icon.

To stop the download, select

Execute then Link Manager Stop, or press the Stop key,

the fifth icon from the left under the Download/Upload Utility menu.

After the files are sent, close the Download/Upload Utility to return to the Twin Client Configuration Utility main screen and proceed.

The PowerNet Twin Client startup screen is displayed on the terminal as follows.

Note: The date of 2006 is updated on the terminal at the time of a new release.

The terminal is now ready to establish a telnet session with the Host system.

Configuring the Terminal for Download

The terminal is prepared for the addition of Twin Client by booting to command mode,

and setting the serial port parameters as described in this section. This simple procedure is described in the following sections, and requires only a few minutes to complete.

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Connecting the Cradle

The terminal download requires a serial connection between the terminal and the PC through a cradle. Connect the serial load cable from a serial port on the PC to the communications port of the terminal cradle or to a Casio terminal.

In preparation for this download perform the following:

• Make sure you have copied the LMWIN utility to any directory on your PC.

• Connect the selected serial port on the PC to the cradle with a null modem cable. Use

COM Port 1.

• Verify that the cradle is powered on.

• If you are using a cradle, configure the cradle baud rate to 115200.

• Set the dip switches on the bottom of the cradle. There are ten switches. The up

position of a switch is the on position. The settings for the ten switches are shown

below to set the cradle baud rate to 115200.

Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Setting On Off Off Off On Off On On On On

When using a cable, the baud rate to select is also 115200.

Terminal Settings

Command Mode Boot

On the portable terminal, power the terminal OFF, then boot the terminal using the key sequence as shown in the following table.

Command Mode Boot Sequences

Following Power OFF

Terminal Model & Keypad Key Sequence

DT-800RF

The System Menu is displayed.

1. EXECUTE AP

2. SET MODE

3. DATE/TIME

4. TRANSMIT

5. CALIBRATION

6. VERSION

7. SS UTILITY

1. Select

7: SS Utility and then 1: Environment.

2. Enter the IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, Domain, etc.

Press the FNC and 0 keys, then press and release the then release the

SYSTEM MENU

FNC and 0 keys.

PWR key,

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Quick Start

3. Press the Clear key.

4. Select

5. Press the

6. Select

7. Enter

8. Select

9. Press the

10. Select

11. Select

1: yes.

Clear key to return to the system menu.

4: Transmit, 4: Utility and 4: Change memory size.

640 and then press the Enter key.

yes to change the size.

Clear key to return to the system menu. 1: Execute AP. Enter for “yes” to execute the AP.

The terminal is now configured to accept a download from Twin Client Manager.

Starting a Telnet Session

At the Twin Client main menu on the terminal, press any key to establish the connection. Until the terminal has been authorized, the following screen is displayed.

RECOVERABLE ERROR Terminal not Authorized for Twin Client

Keypress to Continue

It is not necessary to authorize the terminal at this time, so press any key to continue. The terminal will establish a connection with the host system and start emulation. If the terminal fails to connect to the host, refer to the following table for the possible causes and the related corrective actions.

Failure Cause Corrective Action

Incorrect Host IP address Correct the Host List address on the terminal. Refer to

Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus under Standard Setup for instructions.

Incorrect netmask value Access Radio Setup menu and correct the netmask value.

Refer to Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus for

instructions.

After a Telnet session has been successfully established, the terminal will remain in session for a maximum of 30 minutes at a time until it has been authorized. Once authorized, there is no software restriction on the session time. The instructions for

authorizing the terminal are presented in Authorizing PowerNet.

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Standard Setup

The default terminal setup is sufficient for most installations. However, to meet sitespecific requirements, it may be necessary to customize terminal operation. The standard setup options simplify this process and can be modified using one of the following methods:

• Using the Twin Client Manager.

• Using the Twin Client terminal menu system.

Standard Setup describes how to use the Twin Client Manager and the terminal menu

systems to set up the terminal. Also described are the methods for authorizing the terminal software.

Setup Using Twin Client Manager

The Twin Client Manager provides a Standard Settings tab for automatic setup of the terminals. The options within this tab vary according to the emulation selected, each of which is described below.

VT Settings

Select the VT emulation setup by clicking on the Settings menu and then the Emulation menu, as shown below.

Then click on the VT100 or VT220 selection, as shown below.

Click on OK after the selection is made, and return to the main Twin Client Manager menu. The standard settings tab will now reflect the settings for VT emulation.

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