Casio Computer Co IT3100 User Manual

Handheld Printer Terminal

Series

User’s Guide

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Be sure to read “Safety
Precautions” inside this
guide before trying to use
your Handheld Terminal.
After reading this guide,
keep it in a safe place for
future reference.
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PN410433-001

• This Product is equipped with the Brycen B-RAPPORE Stack and My Wirefree

Network Bluetooth User Interface Application, the use of which is governed by a license
granted by Brycen Co., Ltd.

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• BLUETOOTH is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and licensed to

CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

• Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight, Inc.

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U.S. Patent Office 5,860,082

• Other company names and product names used in this guide are trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective owners.

Information in this document is subject to change without advance notice. CASIO Computer Co.,
Ltd. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and
specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose.

Safety Precautions

Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO product. Be sure to read the
following Safety Precautions before trying to use it for the first time.

Your neglect or avoidance of the warning and caution statements in the
subsequent pages causes the danger of fire, electric shock, malfunction and
damage on the goods as well as personal injury.

Markings and Symbols

The following are the meanings of the markings and symbols used in these Safety
Precautions.

Danger

Warning

Caution

• A diagonal line indicates something you should not do. The symbol shown
here indicates you should not try to take the unit apart.

• A black circle indicates something you should do. The symbol shown here
indicates you should unplug the unit from the wall outlet.

This symbol indicates information that, if ignored or applied
incorrectly, creates the danger of death or serious personal injury.

This symbol indicates information that, if ignored or applied
incorrectly, creates the possibility of death or serious personal
injury.

This symbol indicates information that, if ignored or applied
incorrectly, creates the possibility of personal injury or property
damage.

Warning

Disassembly and Modification

• Never try to disassemble or modify the Handheld Printer Terminal and its
options including battery pack and battery in any way.

Abnormal Conditions

• Should the Handheld Printer Terminal and/or its options including battery
pack and battery become hot or start to emit smoke or a strange odor,
immediately turn off the power and contact your dealer or distributor whom
you purchased the product from, or an authorized CASIO service provider.

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Safety Precautions

Warning

Dust and Moisture

• Though the Handheld Printer Terminal is dust and water splash resistant, its
options including the battery pack are not. Keep loose metal objects and
containers filled with liquid away from your Handheld Printer Terminal and
the options. Also, never handle the Handheld Printer Terminal and the
options while your hands are wet.

Laser Light

• This product with the integrated laser scanning module scans bar codes
using laser light. Never look directly into the laser light or shine the laser
light into the eyes.

Warning

Interference with the Operation of Other Equipment
(Using Wireless Data Communication Function)

• Keep your Handheld Printer Terminal at least 22 centimeters (85/8") away
from anyone wearing a pacemaker. Radio waves emitted by the Handheld
Printer Terminal can affect the operation of a pacemaker.

• Before the use in aircraft, be sure to consult with cabin crew for interference
the Handheld Printer Terminal emits.

• Before the use in medical facility, be sure to consult with the facility
management or the manufacture of a specific medical equipment that the
Handheld Printer Terminal may interfere with.

Foreign Objects

Location

LCD Screen

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Caution

• Take care to ensure that metals or combustible objects are not inserted into the
openings of the Handheld Printer Terminal or its options, and not to allow
moisture to get inside of them.

• Install the cradle properly on a flat and stable surface so that it cannot fall
down onto floor.

• Never apply strong pressure to the screen or subject it to strong impact.
Doing so can crack the screen or LCD panel glass.

Caution

Printer

• Do not touch the areas around the printer motor or head since they can
become very hot. Doing so can cause burns.

• Touching any of the gears while they are turning with unprotected hands can
cause personal injury. Be careful not to come in contact with turning gears.

• Contact with the blade installed in the paper outlet can cause personal injury.
Be careful not to touch the blade.

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Safety Precautions

Lithium-ion Battery Pack

• Never use the Handheld Printer Terminal and its option including the battery
pack and battery next to open flame, near a stove, or any other area exposed
to high heat, or leave them for a long period of time in a vehicle parked in
direct sunlight.

• Never use the battery pack with any device other than the Handheld Printer
Terminal.

• Never dispose of the battery pack by incinerating it or otherwise expose it to
heat.

• Never transport or store the battery pack together with metal objects that
may result in shorting positive (+) and negative (–) terminals of the battery
pack. Be sure to place the battery pack in its case whenever transporting or
storing it.

• Never throw the battery pack or otherwise subject it to strong impact.

• Never pierce the battery pack with nails, hit it with a hammer, or step on it.

• Use only the specified battery charger to charge the battery pack.

Danger

Warning

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• Never place the battery pack in a microwave oven or any other high-voltage
device.

• If the amount of time period the battery pack can serve becomes
considerably short even after it has been fully charged for the specified time
period, stop using it.

• Should the battery pack start to leak or emit a strange odor, immediately
move it away from any nearby flame. Leaking battery fluid is combustible.

• Should fluid from the battery pack accidentally get into your eyes or on the
skin, do not rub it. Immediately rinse it off with clean tap water and then
consult a physician.

Caution

• Replace only with the same type of battery pack recommended by CASIO.
Dispose of used battery packs according to the local regulation.

• Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children.

Power Supply / AC Adaptor

•

Do not use the Handheld Printer Terminal at a voltage other than the
specified voltage. Also, do not connect the Handheld Printer Terminal to a
multi-plug power strip.

• Never modify, sharply bend, twist, or pull on the power cord.

• Never use a detergent to clean AC adaptor and its power cable, especially on

the plug and the jack.

• When using the battery charger and Bridge Satellite Cradle, be sure to use
the respective AC adaptors.

• Never pull on the power cord when unplugging it. Always hold the plug
when unplugging it from the wall outlet.

• Never touch the plug while your hands are wet.

• Be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before cleaning the

battery charger and Bridge Satellite Cradle.

• Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet whenever leaving the battery
chargers and the cradles unattended for a long period.

• The housing of the AC adaptor can become warm during normal use.

Warning

Caution

• At least once a year, unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet and clean
any dust that builds up between the prongs of the plug.

Dust built up between the prongs can lead to the danger of fire.

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Safety Precautions

Backup Copies of All Important Data

Caution

• Note that CASIO Computer Co., Ltd. shall not be held liable to you or any
third party for any damages or loss caused by deletion or corruption of data
due to use of the Handheld Printer Terminal, malfunction or repair of the
Handheld Printer Terminal or its peripherals, or due to the batteries going
dead.

• The Handheld Printer Terminal employs electronic memory to store data,
which means that memory contents can be corrupted or deleted if power is
interrupted due to the batteries going dead or incorrect battery replacement
procedures. Data cannot be recovered once it is lost or corrupted. Be sure to
make backup copies of all important data.

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Operating Precautions

Your Handheld Printer Terminal and its options are precision digital instruments.
Improper operation or rough handling can cause problems with data storage and other
problems. Note and observe the following precautions to ensure proper operation.

• Do not leave dead batteries in the Handheld Printer Terminal for a long period.

Dead batteries can leak, leading to malfunction and damage to the Handheld Printer
Terminal.

• Stop or avoid using the Handheld Printer Terminal and its options in areas and
conditions subject to the following.

— Large amounts of static electricity

— Extreme heat or cold or humidity

— Sudden temperature change

— Large amount of dust

— After large amount of rain or water falls on the Handheld Printer Terminal

— Pressing the screen or keys with excessive force when using in the rain

• Use only the dedicated stylus that comes with the Handheld Printer Terminal to
operate its touch screen and reset switch.

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Important

• This guide does not include any information about programming and download
procedures. See the applicable separate documentation for information about the
procedures.

After Service

• Should this product ever malfunction, contact your original retailer providing
information about the product name, the date you purchased it, and details about the
problem.

This mark applies to EU countries and Turkey only.

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Regulatory Information

The USA and Canada

GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THIS UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not
applicable to other areas).

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Proper connectors must be used for connection to host computer and/or peripherals in order to meet FCC
emission limits.

Caution Exposure to radio frequency radiation (below is for portable device)

To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this device must not be co-located or operating
in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

NOTICE

FCC WARNING

Model Numbers: IT-3100M53E, IT-3100M54E, HA-B61IO, HA-B30CHG
Trade Name: CASIO
Responsible party: Casio America, Inc. Industrial Handheld Division
Address: 10710 Baxter Avenue, Los Altos, California 94024 USA
Telephone number: 408-738-8220
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Declaration of Conformity

For Users in Canada

These Class B digital apparatuses comply with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numériqué de la classes B est conformé à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

These devices comply with RSS 210 of Industry Canada (IC).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) These devices may not cause interference, and
(2) These devices must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of this device.

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Regulatory Information

L’utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulement aux conditions suivantes :
(1) il ne doit pas produire de brouillage et
(2) I’utilisateur du dispositif doit étre prêt à accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique reçu, même si ce
brouillage est susceptible de compromettre le fonctionnement du dispositif.

Exposure to radio frequency radiation
The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does
not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population;
consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada's website at
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/radiation/99ehd-dhm237/index_e.html

Europe

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

We, the under signed, CASIO Europe GmbH, hereby declare that the following equipment:

Product: Handheld Printer Terminal
Models: IT-3100M53E, IT-3100M54E, IT-3100M55E,

IT-3100M56E, IT-3100M75E

Brand: CASIO

are in conformity with all the provisions of the following EC directive with meeting the
related test standards:

Council Directive: 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Directive):
Standards for all models:

EN60950-1:2001+A11:2004
EN 301 489-17 v1.2.1 (2002-08)
EN 300 328 v1.7.1 (2006-10)

Hereunder, that this declaration is based on the above standards have been complied fully,
constructing into a Technical File.

Manufacturer:
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan

Representative within the European Union:
CASIO Europe GmbH
Bornbarch 10, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany

Optional models HA-B61IO and HA-B30CHG, are in conformity with the Council Directives
89/336/EEC,92/31/EEC,93/68/EEC.

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Contents

Safety Precautions .........................................................................................E-1

Operating Precautions................................................................................... E-7

Important ......................................................................................................... E-8

After Service ....................................................................................................... E-8

Regulatory Information.................................................................................. E-9

Before Getting Started .................................................................................E-12

Handheld Printer Terminal System Configuration .................................... E-14

Options ............................................................................................................. E-14

General Guide ............................................................................................... E-17

IT-3100 ............................................................................................................. E-17

Key Functions ................................................................................................... E-19

Replacing the Battery ..................................................................................E-20

Replacing the Battery Pack............................................................................... E-20

Attaching the Hand Strap ............................................................................E-23

Attaching the Neck Strap ............................................................................E-24

Attaching the Stylus Holder ............................................................................. E-25

Configuring Handheld Printer Terminal Settings ......................................E-27

Calibrating Touch Screen Alignment ................................................................ E-27

Using the Printer ..........................................................................................E-28

When Using Roll Paper .................................................................................... E-28

Warning Label............................................................................................... E-31

Magnetic Card Reader .................................................................................E-32

Resetting the Handheld Printer Terminal ...................................................E-33

Performing a Full Reset (Initialization) ............................................................ E-34

Charging the Battery Pack ..........................................................................E-35

Using the Cradle ............................................................................................... E-35

Using the AC Adaptor (AD-S10095AE/AU).................................................... E-35

Using PC Cards ............................................................................................E-36

Attaching the PC Card Removal Tape to a PC Card ........................................ E-36

Inserting a PC Card (When Using the Roll Paper Holder) ............................... E-36

Using SD Memory Cards .............................................................................E-38

Inserting an SD Memory Card .......................................................................... E-38

Removing an SD Memory Card ....................................................................... E-38

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