Honeywell 7400-3021 User Manual
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Dolphin 7400/7450 Overview
System Features
PRELIMINARY
DOCUMENT
Processor
The Dolphin® 7400/7450 terminal is equipped with a StrongARM®
206MHz RISC microprocessor that runs on a 100 MHz BUS and is
the most powerful Windows® CE platform on the market.
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® CE is a compact, highly efficient, scalable
operating system. Its open architecture and minimal memory
requirements facilitate development of applications for energyefficient data collection devices like the Dolphin 7400/7450 terminal.
The graphical interface also makes the device more user-friendly.
Memory
Main Board
The memory configuration for the Dolphin 7400/7450 terminals is
32 MB RAM and 32 MB FLASH.
Compact Flash Card
Dolphin 7400/7450 terminals have one Type I compact flash card
socket for additional application and data storage capacity. Additional
modular compact flash upgrades of 64 MB, 128 MB, and 256 MB are
available through an authorized HHP service center. The compact
flash card socket is not user accessible, to preserve the terminal’s
environmental rating.
Radio Options
Dolphin 7400/7450 terminals have one Type II PCMCIA card slot to
allow for an interface with wireless network adapter cards. Radio
options currently available include the Cisco® 342 (FCC
#LDK102035) and Cisco® 352 (FCC #HD5-7400-352) series network
cards and the Spectrum24® 2Mbs (FCC #HD5-7400-3021).
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Front Panel Features
This section describes features on the Dolphin 7400/7450 terminal front panel.
Decode LED Scan LED
1/4 VGA Display
(Optional
Touchscreen)
ON/SCAN Key
Cursor Key
Keypad with
epoxy-coated keys
LEDs
The red light emitting diode (LED) located at the upper right corner of the LCD
display is SCAN LED. This LED illuminates when the user presses the ON/SCAN
key and activates the scan engine. The green LED located at the upper left corner
of the LCD display is DECODE LED. This LED illuminates when the bar code
software successfully decodes a bar code. Both LEDs are software
programmable.
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1/4 VGA Display
The Dolphin 7400/7450 screen is a non-touch 240 x 320 pixel 1/4 VGA industrial
protective lens display. The electroluminescent backlight allows you to view the
display in low light conditions. To conserve power, the backlight may be
programmed to automatically turn off after a prescribed amount of time. The
contrast may be adjusted with the contrast keys.
The Dolphin 7400/7450 display may be equipped with a touchscreen that can be
activated with a stylus or finger.
ON/SCAN Key
The ON/SCAN key is centrally located for easy use with the right or the left hand.
On the 7450 terminal, the ON/SCAN key operates as an On or system wakeup
control; scanning is activated with the handle trigger.
Cursor Keys
The centrally located cursor keys allow full Windows® navigation.
Audio Signals
The Dolphin 7400/7450 terminal has an internal speaker that sounds audio
signals as you scan bar code labels and enter data. Signals are emitted at a
sound level of 80 dB sound pressure level at two feet. The operating frequency
range is 500 Hz up to 8 kHz. The speaker can also be used for playing sounds
using WAV files.
Keyboard
The Dolphin 7400/7450 terminal’s keyboard features epoxy-coated keys and is
backlit for easy use in dark and dim lighting conditions. The keyboard’s yellow
background enhances the readability of the numeric keys. The centrally located
ON/SCAN key and other important keys allow for easy imaging, bar code
scanning and application navigation. All keyboard versions are suited for righthanded and left-handed use.
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There are three keyboard options for the Dolphin 7400/7450 terminals:
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56-key alpha/numeric
43-key
alpha/numeric keyboard
35-key numeric/alpha
keyboard
56-key
alpha/numeric keyboard
RF Antenna
The Dolphin 7400/7450 RF terminal’s antenna is a unity gain, quarter-wave,
monopole antenna.
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Back Panel Features
This section describes features on the back panels of the Dolphin 7400 and
Dolphin 7450 terminals.
Dolphin 7400
All versions of the 7400 terminal have similar back panels except for the safety
labels specific to how the the terminal is equipped.
Image Engine/
Laser Engine
Window
Battery Well
Hand Strap
Battery
Battery Charging
RS-232 Port
Contacts
IrDA Port
Image Engine
Dolphin 7400/7450 terminals are equipped with an image engine that reads and
decodes linear, stacked linear (PDF417) and 2D matrix bar code symbologies.
With the latest CMOS-based technology, the engine works like a digital camera
and adds functionality and value to the Dolphin 7400/7450 by adding additional
capabilities, such as digital image capture, signature capture and reading OCR
characters. Digital images taken with the 7400/7450 terminal have a maximum
image size of 640 x 480 pixels and may have up to a 256 gray scale image
definition. Files formats supported for image storage include Bitmap (bmp), JPEG
(jpg) and Portable Network Graphics (png).
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