Honeywell HX2 User Manual

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HX2

Wearable Computer

Microsoft® Windows® CE 5 Operating System

Reference Guide

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1

End User License Agreement (EULA) 1-1

Important Battery Information 1-2

Li-Ion Battery 1-2

Continuous Scan Mode 1-2

Components 1-3

Front 1-3

Alpha Mode 3 Tap Keypad 1-3

Dual Alpha Keypad 1-3

Triple Tap Keypad 1-4

Back 1-5

Connectors 1-6

Ring Scanner / Audio / Battery Connection 1-6

Cradle Connection 1-6

Ring Scanner and Ring Imager 1-7

Cables 1-8

Battery and HX2 Connector 1-8

Audio, Battery and HX2 Connector 1-8

Ring Scanner Extended Cable 1-8

Li-Ion Battery 1-9

Battery Connectors 1-9

Standard Battery 1-9

Extended Battery 1-9

Mounting Bracket Clips 1-10

Connect 1-10

Disconnect 1-11

System Status LEDs 1-12

Reboot 1-13

Warm Boot 1-13

Cold Boot 1-13

HX2 Help 1-13

Chapter 2: Hardware 2-1

System Hardware 2-1

802.11b/g and a/b/g Wireless Client 2-1

Central Processing Unit 2-1

System Memory 2-1

Internal SD Memory Card 2-1

Video Subsystem 2-2

Power Supply 2-2

Bluetooth Pairing 2-3

Input/Output Connectors 2-3

Audio Support 2-4

Speaker 2-4

Volume Control 2-4

Voice 2-4

Touch Screen 2-4

Keypads 2-5

The Alpha Mode 3 Tap Keypad 2-5

Alpha Modifier Key 2-5

Blue Modifier Key 2-5

Mappable Keys 2-6

The Dual Alpha Keypad 2-7

Features 2-7

The Triple Tap Keypad 2-8

Features 2-8

Chapter 3: Power 3-1

Power Modes 3-1

Primary Events Listing 3-1

On Mode 3-1

The Display 3-1

The HX2 3-1

Suspend Mode 3-2

The HX2 3-2

Off Mode 3-2

Batteries 3-3

Checking Battery Status 3-3

Status LED and the Batteries 3-3

Main Battery Pack 3-3

Battery Hotswapping 3-4

Low Battery Warning 3-4

Backup Battery 3-4

Handling Batteries Safely 3-5

Chapter 4: Software 4-1

Operating System and Software Load 4-1

Operating System 4-1

Windows CE Operating System 4-1

General Windows CE Keyboard Shortcuts 4-2

Warmboot 4-3

Coldboot 4-3

Clearing Persistent Storage / Reset to Default Settings 4-3

Folders Copied at Startup 4-4

Saving Changes to the Registry 4-4

Software Load 4-5

Software Applications 4-5

Bluetooth (Option) 4-5

Java (Option) 4-5

RFTerm (Option) 4-5

Avalanche 4-5

Software Development 4-6

Access Files on the Flash Card 4-6

HX2 Utilities 4-7

LAUNCH.EXE 4-7

LAUNCH.EXE and Persistent Storage 4-8

REGEDIT.EXE 4-8

REGLOAD.EXE 4-8

REGDUMP.EXE 4-8

WARMBOOT.EXE 4-9

WAVPLAY.EXE 4-9

Command-line Utilities 4-9

COLDBOOT.EXE 4-9

PrtScrn.EXE 4-9

Desktop 4-10

Desktop Icons 4-10

Taskbar 4-11

My Device Folders 4-12

Wavelink Avalanche Enabler (Option) 4-12

Internet Explorer 4-12

Start Menu Program Options 4-13

Communication 4-13

ActiveSync 4-13

Connect and LXEConnect 4-14

Start FTP Server / Stop FTP Server 4-14

Summit 4-14

Certs 4-14

Command Prompt 4-14

eXpress Scan 4-15

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Internet Explorer 4-15

Microsoft WordPad 4-15

Remote Desktop Connection 4-15

Settings 4-15

Transcriber 4-16

Windows Explorer 4-16

Taskbar 4-17

General Tab 4-17

Advanced Tab 4-18

Expand Control Panel 4-18

Clear Contents of Document Folder 4-18

Taskbar Icons 4-19

HX2 OS Upgrade 4-21

Introduction 4-21

Preparation 4-21

Procedure 4-21

Battery State and OS Upgrade 4-22

Using ActiveSync 4-23

Introduction 4-23

Initial Setup 4-23

Connect via USB 4-24

Cable for USB ActiveSync Connection: 4-24

Serial Connection 4-25

Wireless Connection 4-25

Synchronizing from the Mobile Device 4-26

Explore 4-26

Backup Data Files using ActiveSync 4-26

Prerequisites 4-26

Serial Port Transfer 4-26

USB Transfer 4-26

Connect 4-27

Disconnect 4-27

Cold Boot and Loss of Host Re-connection 4-27

ActiveSync Help 4-28

Configuring the HX2 with LXEConnect 4-29

Install LXEConnect 4-29

Using LXEConnect 4-31

Control Panel 4-32

About 4-34

Version Tab and the Registry 4-34

Language and Fonts 4-34

Identifying Software Versions 4-35

MAC Address 4-35

Accessibility 4-36

Administration - for AppLock 4-37

Introduction 4-37

Setup a New Device 4-38

Administration Mode 4-39

End User Mode 4-40

Passwords 4-40

End-User Switching Technique 4-41

Using a Stylus Tap 4-41

Using the Switch Key Sequence 4-42

Hotkey (Activation hotkey) 4-42

End User Internet Explorer (EUIE) 4-42

Application Configuration 4-43

Application Panel 4-44

Launch Button 4-45

Auto At Boot 4-46

Auto Re-Launch 4-47

Manual (Launch) 4-48

Allow Close 4-49

Match 4-50

Security Panel 4-51

Hotkey 4-51

Password 4-51

Options Panel 4-52

Status Panel 4-53

View 4-53

Log 4-54

Save As 4-54

AppLock Help 4-54

AppLock Error Messages 4-54

Battery 4-62

Backup Battery Maintenance 4-62

To Charge 4-62

To Discharge 4-62

Bluetooth 4-63

Bluetooth Devices 4-64

Discover 4-65

Stop Button 4-65

Bluetooth Device List 4-66

Clear Button 4-66

Bluetooth Device Menu 4-67

Right Click Menu Options 4-67

Bluetooth Properties 4-68

Settings 4-69

Turn Off Bluetooth 4-69

Options 4-69

Reconnect 4-71

Options 4-72

OPP Setup 4-74

OPP Send 4-75

Buttons 4-75

About 4-76

Using Bluetooth 4-77

Bluetooth Devices Display - Before Discovering Devices 4-77

Initial Configuration 4-77

Subsequent Use 4-78

Bluetooth Indicators 4-79

Bluetooth Bar Code Reader Setup 4-80

Prerequisites 4-80

HX2 with Label 4-80

HX2 without Label 4-81

Bluetooth Beep and LED Indications 4-82

Bluetooth Printer Setup 4-82

Easy Pairing and Auto-Reconnect 4-82

Using OPP 4-83

Pairing with an OPP Device 4-83

Remote Device Pushes File to HX2 4-83

HX2 Pushes File to Remote Device 4-84

LXEZ Pairing and External Application 4-84

Certificates 4-85

Date / Time 4-86

Device Management 4-87

Dialing 4-88

Display 4-89

Background 4-89

Appearance 4-90

Backlight 4-90

HX2-3 Options 4-91

Communication 4-91

Enable TCP/IP Version 6 4-91

Allow Remote Desktop Autologon 4-91

Autolaunch TimeSync 4-91

Disable SNMP 4-92

Wakeup on PWR Button Only 4-92

LXE BTRS Enabled 4-92

Misc 4-93

CapsLock 4-93

Touch Screen Disable 4-93

Enable Triple Tap Keypad 4-93

Backup Battery Low Warn Dialog Enable 4-93

Main Battery Low Warn Dialog Enable 4-93

Power Icon Enable 4-94

Green Modifier Key Toggle Mode Enable 4-94

Enable RFTerm Auto Launch 4-94

Enable Auto Launch IP Wait 4-94

IP Wait Timeout 4-94

Status Popup 4-95

Touch Screen 4-96

Bulk Samples 4-96

Sample Rate 4-96

Display Power Save Mode 4-96

Input Panel 4-97

Installed Programs 4-98

Internet Options 4-99

Keyboard 4-101

Languages and Fonts 4-101

KeyPad 4-102

Alpha Tab 4-103

KeyMap Tab 4-104

How to Remap a Single Key 4-104

Remap a Key to a Unicode Value 4-104

How to Remap a Key Sequence 4-105

Remap a Key to a Sequence of Unicode Values 4-105

How to Remap an Application 4-106

How to Remap a Command 4-106

LaunchApp Tab 4-107

RunCmd Tab 4-108

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License Viewer 4-109

Mixer 4-110

Mixer Output 4-110

Mixer Input 4-111

Mouse 4-112

Network and Dialup Options 4-113

Create a New Connection 4-113

Network Capture 4-114

Netlog 4-115

NDISLog 4-116

Owner 4-117

Password 4-119

PC Connection 4-120

Power 4-121

Regional and Language Settings 4-123

Remove Programs 4-125

Scanner Wedge Introduction 4-126

Bar Code Readers 4-126

Return to Factory Default Settings 4-126

Bar Code Processing Overview 4-127

Factory Default Settings 4-128

Main Tab 4-129

COM1 Tab 4-130

Serial Port Pin 9 4-130

Barcode Tab 4-131

Buttons 4-132

Continuous Scan Mode 4-133

Enable Code ID 4-134

Options 4-134

Notes 4-135

Bar Code – Custom Identifiers 4-136

Parameters 4-136

Buttons 4-137

Control Code Replacement Examples 4-138

Bar Code Processing Examples 4-139

Bar Code - Ctrl Char Mapping 4-140

Translate All 4-140

Parameters 4-140

Bar Code - Symbology Settings 4-142

Parameters 4-143

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Strip Leading/Trailing Control 4-144

Barcode Data Match List 4-145

Barcode Data Match Edit Buttons 4-145

Match List Rules 4-146

Add Prefix/Suffix Control 4-147

Length Based Bar Code Stripping 4-148

Hat Encoding 4-150

Stylus 4-152

System 4-153

General Tab 4-153

Memory Tab 4-154

Device Name Tab 4-154

Copyrights Tab 4-155

Volume and Sounds 4-156

Good Scan and Bad Scan Sounds 4-157

WiFi Control Panel 4-158

Chapter 5: Enabler Installation and Configuration 5-1

Introduction 5-1

Installation 5-1

Installing the Enabler on Mobile Devices 5-1

Enabler Uninstall Process 5-2

Stop the Enabler Service 5-2

Update Monitoring Overview 5-3

Mobile Device Wireless and Network Settings 5-4

Preparing a Device for Remote Management 5-5

Using Wavelink Avalanche to Upgrade System Baseline 5-6

Part 1 – Bootstrapping the RMU 5-6

Part 2 – Installing Packages 5-6

Version Information on Mobile Devices 5-6

User Interface 5-7

Enabler Configuration 5-7

File Menu Options 5-8

Avalanche Update using File > Settings 5-9

Menu Options 5-9

Connection 5-10

Server Contact 5-11

Data 5-12

Preferences 5-13

Display 5-15

Taskbar 5-16

Execution 5-17

Scan Config 5-18

Shortcuts 5-19

SaaS 5-20

Adapters 5-21

Status 5-24

Startup/Shutdown 5-25

Exit 5-26

Using Remote Management 5-26

Using eXpress Scan 5-27

Step 1: Create Bar Codes 5-27

Step 2: Scan Bar Codes 5-27

Step 3: Process Completion 5-29

Chapter 6: Wireless Network Configuration 6-1

Important Notes 6-1

Summit Client Utility 6-2

Help 6-2

Summit Tray Icon 6-3

Wireless Zero Config Utility and the Summit Radio 6-4

How To: Use the Wireless Zero Config Utility 6-4

How to: Switch Control to SCU 6-4

Main Tab 6-5

Auto Profile 6-6

Admin Login 6-7

Profile Tab 6-8

Buttons 6-9

Profile Parameters 6-10

Status Tab 6-12

Diags Tab 6-13

Global Tab 6-14

Custom Parameter Option 6-15

Global Parameters 6-16

Sign-On vs. Stored Credentials 6-20

How to: Use Stored Credentials 6-20

How to: Use Sign On Screen 6-20

Windows Certificate Store vs. Certs Path 6-22

User Certificates 6-22

Root CA Certificates 6-22

How To: Use the Certs Path 6-22

How To: Use Windows Certificate Store 6-22

Configuring the Profile 6-24

No Security 6-25

WEP 6-26

LEAP 6-27

PEAP/MSCHAP 6-29

PEAP/GTC 6-31

WPA/LEAP 6-33

EAP-FAST 6-35

EAP-TLS 6-37

WPA PSK 6-39

Certificates 6-40

Generating a Root CA Certificate 6-41

Installing a Root CA Certificate 6-45

Generating a User Certificate 6-47

Installing a User Certificate 6-53

Verify Installation 6-55

Chapter 7: Keymaps 7-1

Alpha Mode 3 Tap 7-1

Dual Alpha 7-6

Triple Tap 7-11

Chapter 8: Technical Specifications 8-1

Dimensions and Weight 8-1

Environmental Specifications 8-2

Network Card Specifications 8-2

Summit 802.11 b/g CF 2.4GHz 8-2

Summit 802.11a/b/g CF 2.4/5.0GHz 8-2

Bluetooth 8-3

Chapter 9: Technical Assistance 9-1

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Chapter 1: Introduction

The HX2 is a small, lightweight mobile computer designed to be worn on a person’s arm or waist. The HX2 is most useful for applications that require computational support while the user's hands are actively engaged with the physical environment, including piece picking to carts, containers or conveyers; case picking; parcel moves; and broken case activities.

Note: Contact Technical Assistance for upgrade availability if your application or control panels are not the same as the

application or control panels presented in this guide.

End User License Agreement (EULA)

When a new HX2 starts up a EULA is displayed on the touch screen. It remains on the screen until the Accept or Decline button is tapped with a stylus.

Tap the Accept button to accept the EULA terms and the HX2 continues the startup process. The EULA is not presented to the user again.

Tap the Decline button to decline the EULA and the HX2 will reboot. It will continue to reboot until the Accept button is tapped with the stylus.

Note: The EULA will be presented after any operating system upgrade or re-installation, including language-specific

operating systems.

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Important Battery Information

Note: Backup Battery -- If the HX2 has been without a power source (connected to a fully charged tethered battery or

docked in a powered desktop cradle) for an extended period of time or if HX2 external power sources become completely discharged or dead, a fully charged backup battery will last for up to 15 minutes. If the backup battery is fully discharged, the HX2 will reset as soon as it is docked in a powered desktop cradle or connected to a fully charged tethered battery. A reset will cause loss of data and custom programs in RAM. Always store unused HX2s with a fully charged tethered battery. If possible, ensure the HX2 is periodically docked in a powered desktop cradle to maintain an optimum backup battery charged status.

To check battery status, tap Start > Settings > Control Panel > Battery tab.

l Until the tethered battery and backup battery are completely depleted, the HX2 is always drawing power from the

batteries (On).

l New Standard / Extended batteries must be fully charged prior to use.

l Whenever possible, place the HX2 in a powered desktop cradle to conserve tethered battery power and recharge the

backup battery.

l When a new battery is tethered to the HX2 for the first time (or after the backup battery is depleted), the Time and Date

reverts to factory default values.

l Backup battery replacement is performed by Honeywell.

The HX2 Desktop Cradle can charge two standard batteries in less than four hours or two extended batteries in less than 8 hours in the battery wells behind the HX2 docking bay. The cradle requires an external power source before battery charging can occur.

The HX2 Battery Charger can charge up to six batteries at the same time. Each charging bay can accept either type of battery. The Battery Charger requires an external power source before charging/analyzing can occur.

Li-Ion Battery

When disposing of the tethered batteries, the following precautions should be observed: The battery should be disposed of properly. The battery should not be disassembled or crushed. The battery should not be heated above 212°F (100°C) or incinerated.

Continuous Scan Mode

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Scanner > Barcode Tab

Enabling Continuous Scan Mode will ensure the laser is always on and decoding.

Caution: Laser beam is emitted continuously. Do not stare into the laser beam.

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Components

Front

Alpha Mode 3 Tap Keypad

1. On / Off Button

2. System Status LED

3. Microphone

4. Bluetooth LED

5. Speaker

6. Alpha Mode LED

7. Enter Button

Dual Alpha Keypad

1. On / Off Button

2. System Status LED

3. Microphone

4. Bluetooth LED

5. Speaker

6. Enter Button

A. Green Button

B. Orange Button

C. Blue Button

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Triple Tap Keypad

1. On / Off Button

2. System Status LED

3. Microphone

4. Bluetooth LED

5. Speaker

6. Enter Button

A. Green Button

B. Orange Button

C. Blue Button

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Back

Wear on Left Side, Ring on Left Hand Wear on Right Side, Ring on Right Hand

1. Ring Scanner Tether cable channel

2. Retaining Clip for Ring Scanner Tether Connector

3. Ring Scanner cable connector

4. Battery Cable connector

5. Retaining Clip for Tethered Battery Connector

6. Tethered Battery Cable channel

7. Cradle Connector

1. Tethered Battery Cable channel

2. Retaining Clip for Tethered Battery Connector

3. Battery Cable connector

4. Ring Scanner cable connector

5. Retaining Clip for Ring Scanner Tether Connector

6. Ring Scanner Tether cable channel

7. Cradle Connector

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Connectors

Ring Scanner / Audio / Battery Connection

Connector 1 is on the left.

Connector 2 is on the right.

Both connect to cables for:

l Tethered Ring Scanner (Laser or Imager)

l Tethered Headset / Microphone and Battery

l Tethered Battery

Cradle Connection

Connector 3 is at the base of the HX2. It connects to the Cradle. When the HX2 is in a powered cradle, the HX2 receives external power through the Cradle connector.

USB Keyboard or USB Mouse input is received through the Cradle connector when the HX2 is in a cradle.

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Ring Scanner and Ring Imager

The trigger module and ring strap module are user replaceable.

Laser Scanner

1. Scan Window

2. Trigger

3. Ring Strap

4. Connector

Laser Imager

1. Illumination LEDs

2. Scan Window

3. Trigger

4. Ring Strap

5. Connector

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Cables

Battery and HX2 Connector

Audio, Battery and HX2 Connector

Ring Scanner Extended Cable

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Li-Ion Battery

Main battery charging is handled exclusively by the HX2 Battery Charger/analyzer and the battery charger integrated into a powered HX2 Desktop cradle.

The Standard battery is much thinner than the Extended battery.

Each battery will fit in the battery sleeve on an armband, hip flip and the voice case.

Note: Do not allow water or chemical cleaning agents of any kind to come in contact with the battery charging contacts or

the battery cable connector; they may be damaged. If necessary, clean them with a soft-bristle, dry brush or compressed air.

Battery Connectors

1. Battery Charge/Connect Terminals

2. Battery Cable Connector

Note: When placing the tethered battery in an armband or hip flip battery sleeve, ensure the Battery Charge/Connect

terminals are protected from accidental damage by keeping them covered by the sleeve fabric at all times.

Standard Battery

Extended Battery

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Mounting Bracket Clips

Mounting brackets are pre-installed to the back of the HX2. The brackets (one on each side) secure the HX2 to the mounting bracket clips on a hip flip or the armband.

Connect

Center the HX2 over the mount assembly and gently push down until both mount bracket clips snap over the brackets on the HX2. Carefully test the connection to make sure the HX2 is secured to the armband or hip flip.

Reset the connection by pressing down on either mounting clip to release the HX2 and try again.

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Disconnect

1. Push down on bracket clip

2. Pull up at a 45 degree angle

Remove the HX2 from the mount assembly by pushing down on either mounting clip, or both, until the HX2 mounting bracket disconnects.

Or you can disconnect from one clip, then lift the HX2 up at a 45 degree angle until the other side disconnects. Lift the HX2 up and away from the mount assembly.

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System Status LEDs

When multiple system status conditions are present, the most urgent condition is indicated. The conditions listed below are in increasing order of urgency by LED type.

LED Color - Activity Indicates ...

Display turned off when timer expires. This will help to conserve bat-

Green - Blinking

tery power. Tap the screen or press any key (except the Power button) to turn the display on again. The HX2 is not in Suspend Mode.

System Status

Bluetooth

Alpha Amber - Steady

Red - Steady

Red - Blinking Main Battery Power Fail

Off Suspend Mode

Blue - Blinking Slowly Bluetooth is active but not connected to a device.

Blue – Blinking Medium Bluetooth is paired and connected to a device.

Blue - Blinking Fast Bluetooth is discovering nearby Bluetooth devices.

Off Bluetooth hardware has been turned off or does not exist in the HX2.

Main Battery Low. If the main battery is not replaced with a fully charged battery before the main battery fails, the HX2 is turned Off.

Amber mode enabled (Alpha key not used with Dual Alpha keypad and the Triple Tap keypad.)

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Reboot

When the Windows CE desktop is displayed or an application begins, the power up (or reboot) sequence is complete.

Warm Boot

Start > Run

A warm boot function does not affect the operating system, but data and programs in RAM are cleared, and registry changes, if any, are saved. Network and Bluetooth connections will need to be re-established.

Tap Start > Run and type WARMBOOT.EXE or WARMBOOT. This command is not case-sensitive.1Tap the OK button. This process takes less than 15 seconds. Temporary data not saved is lost.

Note: There may be slight delays while the wireless client connects to the network, re-authorization for voice-enabled

applications completes, Wavelink Avalanche management of the HX2 startup completes, or Bluetooth relationships establish or re-establish.

Cold Boot

Start > Run

The Cold Boot function reboots the device, erases all registry data, and user-specified settings. The factory default settings are restored when the HX2 powers on again.

Tap Start > Run and type COLDBOOT.EXE or COLDBOOT. This command is not case-sensitive. Tap the OK button.

Note: Because of the extreme nature of cold boot, use this command only as an emergency (or when instructed to do so as

part of a specific HX2 procedure).

HX2 Help

Can’t change the date/time or adjust the volume.

Touch screen is not accepting stylus taps or needs recalibration.

HX2 seems to lockup as soon as it is warm booted.

New HX2 main batteries don't last more than a few hours.

Keep losing ActiveSync connection between my host computer and the HX2.

The text typed in the text box can be upper or lower case or a combination of upper and lower case letters.

AppLock is installed and may be running in User Mode on the HX2. AppLock user mode restricts access to the control panels.

Press <Ctrl>+<Esc> to force the Start Menu to appear. Use the tab, backtab and arrow keys to move the cursor from element to element.

There may be slight delays while the wireless client connects to the network, authorization for voice-enabled applications complete, and Bluetooth relationships establish or reestablish. When the desktop appears or an application begins, the HX2 is ready for use.

New batteries must be fully charged prior to first use. Li-Ion batteries (like all batteries) gradually lose their capacity over time (in a linear fashion) and never just stop working. This is important to remember – the HX2 is always ‘on’ even when in the Suspend state and draws a small amount of battery power at all times.

When the HX2 enters Suspend Mode, all connections are closed to save battery power. When the HX2 wakes up, if ActiveSync connection does not automatically re-establish, disconnect the cable, wait 1-2 seconds and reconnect the cable.

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Chapter 2: Hardware

System Hardware

802.11b/g and a/b/g Wireless Client

The HX2 has an 802.11x network card that supports diversity with two internal antennas. The CPU board does not allow hot swapping the network card. Adjusting power management on the network card is set to static dynamic control.

WEP, WPA and LEAP are supported.

Central Processing Unit

The CPU is a 400MHz Intel XScale PXA255 CPU. The operating system is Microsoft® Windows® CE 5. The OS image is stored on an internal SD flash card and is loaded into DRAM for execution.

XScale turbo mode switching is supported and turned on by default.

The HX2 supports the following I/O components of the core logic:

l One SD card slot, inaccessible to the end-user.

l One TTL serial port designed to interface with ring scanner only.

l One RS232 serial port accessible via the desktop cradle.

l USB master accessible via the desktop cradle.

l USB client accessible via the desktop cradle.

l One Digitizer Input port (Touch screen).

System Memory

The 400MHz CPU configuration supports 128MB SDRAM, 128MB SD card. SD card location is inaccessible to the end user.

The system optimizes for the amount of SDRAM available. The operating system executes out of RAM.

Internal flash is used for boot loader code and system low-level diagnostics code. Bootloader code is validated at system startup. The UUID required by CE 5.0 is stored in the boot flash. A second copy of the bootloader code is stored on the internal SD Flash drive, so that if a damaged bootloader is detected, it may be re-flashed correctly.

Internal SD Memory Card

The HX2 has one SD card interface for storage of operating system and program code, as well as persistent storage. The SD slot is inaccessible and ships with a qualified 128MB (optional 512MB) SD Flash card.

The internal SD flash card supports a FAT file system, via a special device driver, and appears to the OS as a folder. This allows the contents to be manipulated via the standard Windows CE interface. Operating system files are hidden on this drive with a terminal unique identifier in the internal flash, to prevent them being accidentally erased by a user. In addition, the registry hive files are stored on this device. The amount of Flash memory available for customer use is the original SD flash card size less 40MB.

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Video Subsystem

The QVGA touch screen is a 2.5” (6.3 cm) diagonal viewing area, 320 by 240 pixel Transflective Active Color LCD. The turn-off timing is configured through the Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Backlight icon. The display controller supports Microsoft CE 5.0 graphics modes.

A touch screen allows mouse functions (tapping on the display or signature capture) using a stylus. The touch screen has an actuation force with finger less than 100 grams.

The color display has an LED backlight and is optimized for indoor use. The display appears black when the mobile device is in Suspend Mode.

Power Supply

The HX2 uses two batteries for operation. A Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery supplies power to the HX2 only when tethered to the HX2. The main battery is either the 2000 mAh (Standard) or the 4000 mAh (Extended) battery. Only one main battery can be tethered to the HX2 at a time. The batteries can be hot-swapped after the HX2 is placed in Suspend mode.

The internal backup battery is a 50 mAh Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) battery. The backup battery is recharged indirectly by the HX2 with a tethered battery. Recharging maintains the backup battery near full charge at all times. When the backup battery is fully drained, it may take up to 5 hours to recharge. The capability to discharge the backup battery is provided (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Battery) to allow the user to condition the backup battery in order to recover full battery capacity. The backup battery must be replaced by qualified service personnel. The backup battery has a minimum 2 year service life.

When the HX2 is docked in a powered desktop cradle, the HX2 receives USB/serial signals through the cradle connector on the bottom of the HX2 and the cradle connector in the HX2 desktop cradle docking bay. The HX2 must be firmly seated in the docking bay before USB/serial communication can occur. An extra standard or extended Li-Ion battery pack can be recharged in the powered desktop cradle while the HX2 is powered by the cradle. The standard battery is fully recharged in a powered cradle in 4 hours. The extended battery is fully recharged in 8 hours.

Note: Docked HX2 -- An uninterrupted external power source (wall AC/DC adapter connected to the HX2 desktop cradle)

transfers signals from the USB ports in the front of the cradle and the serial port on the back of the cradle, to the HX2. HX2 frequent connection to a fully charged tethered battery, is recommended to maintain backup battery charge status, as the backup battery cannot be recharged by a dead or missing tethered battery.

The HX2 Battery Charger is designed to simultaneously charge up to six standard HX2Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Packs in less than four hours, depending upon battery pack temperature and ambient conditions. The Extended battery packs require less than 8 hours. The HX2 Battery Charger can charge up to five Standard and Extended batteries when they are not tethered to the HX2.

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Bluetooth Pairing

The HX2 contains Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3.0 Mbit/s over the air. Bluetooth device connection (or pairing) can occur at distances up to 32.8 ft (10 meters) Line of Sight. The wireless client retains wireless connectivity while Bluetooth is active.

The user will not be able to select PIN authentication or encryption on connections to from the HX2. However, the HX2 supports authentication requests from pairing devices. If a pairing device requests authentication or encryption, the HX2 displays a prompt for the PIN or passcode. Maximum encryption is 128 bit. Encryption is based on the length of the user’s passcode.

The Bluetooth client can simultaneously connect to one Bluetooth scanner and one Bluetooth printer. Up to four Bluetooth devices can be paired and managed using a control panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Bluetooth).

Blue LED Blinking slowly Bluetooth is active but not connected to a device.

Blue LED Blinking medium Bluetooth is paired and connected to a device.

Blue LED Blinking fast Bluetooth is discovering other Bluetooth devices.

Blue LED Unlit Bluetooth hardware has been turned off or does not exist in the HX2.

Bar code data captured by the Bluetooth scanner is manipulated by the settings in the HX2 Scanner Properties control panel.

Multiple beeps may be heard during a bar code scan using a mobile Bluetooth scanner; beeps from the mobile Bluetooth scanner as the bar code data is accepted/rejected, and other beeps from the HX2 during final bar code data manipulation.

Input/Output Connectors

The HX2 has three I/O connectors. Two connectors are located next to each other on the back of the mobile device. Each of the two connectors (one for left-handed users and the other for righthanded users) interfaces with peripherals such as a Laser Ring Scanner, an Imager Ring Scanner, an audio headset and a tethered battery.

Connector 1 and Connector 2 are located on the back of HX2 and each connector can accommodate a:

l Tethered Laser or Imager Scanner

l Tethered Headset/Microphone and HX2 Battery

l Tethered Battery

Connector 3 Located on the bottom of HX2 and can accommodate:

l Desktop Cradle

l Desktop Cradle Power Input

l USB Keyboard and mouse through cradle connectors

The third I/O connector is used when docking the HX2 in a desktop cradle. The cradle has RS232, USB Client, unpowered USB Host and Power connections. The power connection on the desktop cradle supplies power to the battery charging bays. All communication is managed by the desktop cradle connector.

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Audio Support

Speaker

The internal speaker supplies audible verification signals normally used by the Windows CE operating system. The speaker is located on the front of the HX2, above the [ 2 ] key. The mobile device emits a Sound Pressure Level (loudness) of at least 102 dB measured as follows:

l Frequency: 2650 + 100 Hz

l Distance: 10 cm on axis in front of Speaker opening in front of unit.

l Duration : Continuous 2650 Hz tone.

The default is 1 beep for a good scan and 2 beeps for a bad scan.

Volume Control

Volume control is managed by a Windows CE control panel applet, an API and key sequences. To adjust speaker volume use the:

l Blue+Up Arrow and Blue+Down Arrow keys on the Alpha Mode 3 Tap keypad

l Orange+Diamond 1+Up Arrow and Orange+Diamond 1+Down Arrow keys on the Dual Alpha and Triple Tap keypads.

Volume control is covered in greater detail later in this guide.

Voice

All Microsoft-supplied audio codecs are included in the OS image. The hardware codecs, the input and output analog voice circuitry and the system design are designed to support voice applications using a headset connected to the Tethered

Headset/Microphone and HX2 Batteryaccessory cable.

Touch Screen

The VGA display with touch screen is an active TFT color unit capable of supporting VGA graphics modes at 50 dpi or greater. Display size is 320 x 240 pixels in landscape orientation; the diagonal viewing area is 2.5 inches (6.3 cm). The covering is designed to resist stains and has an anti-glare and anti-reflective coating. The touch screen allows signature capture and touch input. The touch screen responds to an actuation force (touch) of 4 oz. of pressure (or less).

The color display is optimized for indoor lighting. The LED backlight can be adjusted using the arrow keys. The display is black when the device is in suspend mode or when both batteries have expired and the unit is Off.

Touch screen protective film is available.

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Keypads

There are three keypads available: the Alpha Mode 3 Tap, the Dual Alpha and the Triple Tap. Use the Input Panel to enter special keys. Assign CE functions using Mappable Keys.

The Alpha Mode 3 Tap Keypad

The Alpha and Blue keys do not auto-repeat. Default timeout for any pressed key in any mode is 0.15 second.

Alpha Modifier Key

Tap Start > Settings > Control Panel > KeyPad Control Panel icon.

Persistent – By default, the Alpha key is persistent. Disable the radio button to disable Alpha key persistence. The Alpha mode LED is turned on when the Alpha mode is on.

When Persistent is enabled, the behavior of the Alpha modifier key is as follows:

l Pressing the Alpha key once toggles the Alpha mode and the orange LED illuminates.

l Pressing the Alpha key twice quickly (roughly twice in half a second) sets the Alpha mode and enables upper case

(regardless of the previous state of the Alpha key). The orange LED illuminates.

If Alpha persistence is set to Off, the orange LED is off and Alpha mode is exited when a different key is pressed. Pressing the Blue key modifier On or Off does not change the state of the Alpha mode. The Alpha key does not need to be held down when another key is pressed.

When the Alpha key is kept pressed down while another key is pressed, then the Alpha mode is considered On (therefore the Alpha LED will turn on when the button is pressed, not when it is released). In this case, the Alpha mode is exited when the user releases the Alpha key, no matter if persistence is set to On or Off.

On the fourth (or fifth for the 7 and 9 keys) keyclick using a number key, in Alpha mode, the result is the specific number.

Blue Modifier Key

Pressing the Blue key once toggles the Blue mode. The Blue mode is exited when a key is pressed (including the Alpha key).

The Blue key does not need to be held down when another key is pressed.

When the Blue key is kept pressed down while another key is pressed, then the Blue mode is considered On. In this case, the Blue mode is exited when the user releases the Blue key.

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Mappable Keys

Tap Start > Settings > Control Panel > KeyPad Control Panel icon.

There are 29 key combinations that can be mapped using the KeyPad Control applet.

Key functions shown below (available on most 101-key keyboards) can be mapped to any of the 29 key combinations.

l CTRL

l ALT

l DELete

l Function Keys F9 and F20

l Insert

l Shift

l Print Screen

l SysRq

l Scroll Lock

l Pause

l NumLock

l Home

l PageUp

l PageDown

l End

Use the Input Panel to insert the following characters:

< > { } [ ] ( ) _ + : ; “ ‘ ? / ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & |

The mappable keys can be mapped by the user to generate any key code defined by Windows CE.

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The Dual Alpha Keypad

The Dual Alpha keypad is set as the default keypad when the Dual Alpha or Triple Tap keypad has been shipped.

Features

l The Dual Alpha keypad modifier keys are the Green, Orange, Blue, Shift and Control (CTRL) keys.

l All modifier keys except the Green key are sticky keys. Any sticky modifier key pressed after itself toggles the specific

modifier key off.

l The Green key can be configured to be sticky using the Control Panel > Options > Misc tab.

l Alpha keys are accessed by two taps: a modifier key and a number key.

l Orange Alpha LED near the Backspace key has no function on this keypad.

l Any key press exits volume control mode. Any key press exits backlight control mode.

l F1 through F10 function keys are available using the keypad. Function keys F11 through F24 require multiple

keypresses.

l Keys can be mapped by the user to generate any key code defined by Windows CE.

l Use Start > Settings > Control Panel > Keypad > KeyMap tab to change the Diamond 1 and Diamond 2 key

keypress defaults.

Note: The keypad is installed and activated prior to shipment.

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The Triple Tap Keypad

Requires file activation to setup the Triple Tap keypad for daily use. Setup requires the Use Triple Tap Keypad checkbox be checked in the HX2 Options Control Panel. Tap OK.

Features

l The modifier keys are the Green, Orange, Blue, Shift and Control (CTRL) keys.

l All modifier keys except the Green key are sticky keys. Any sticky modifier key pressed after itself toggles the specific

modifier key off.

l The Green key can be configured to be sticky using the Control Panel > Options > Misc tab.

l Alpha keys are accessed by several taps: the blue modifier key and one to four taps of a number key. Capital keys also

require a Shift key tap.

l The orange Alpha LED has no function on this keypad and is off.

l The default timeout for any Alpha key is 0.15 second.

l Any key press exits volume control mode. Any key press exits backlight control mode.

l F1 through F10 function keys are available using the keypad. Function keys F11 through F24 require multiple

keypresses.

l Keys can be mapped by the user to generate any key code defined by Windows CE.

l Use Start > Settings > Control Panel > Keypad > KeyMap tab to change the Diamond 1 and Diamond 2 key

keypress defaults.

The alphabet characters wrap for keys 2 – 9, for example:

l Blue + 2 produces a lower case a

l Blue + 22 produces a lower case b

l Blue + 222 produces a lower case c

l Blue + 2222 produces the number 2

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Chapter 3: Power

Power Modes

Primary Events Listing

l Any key on the keypad

l COM1 activity

l Stylus touch on the touch screen

l Docked in powered desktop cradle

l Power button tap

l Bluetooth device reconnect / disconnect message

l Ring scanner activity

On Mode

The Display

When the display is On:

l the keypad, touch screen and all peripherals function normally

l the display backlight is on until the Backlight timer expires

The HX2

After a new HX2 has been received, a charged battery tethered, and the Power key tapped, the HX2 is always On until both batteries are drained completely of power.

When the tethered battery and backup battery are drained completely, the unit is in the Off mode. The unit transitions from the Off mode to the On mode when a charged battery is attached to the tether or external power is applied (for example, by docking the HX2 in a powered desktop cradle) and the HX2 Power key is pressed.

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Suspend Mode

The HX2

The Suspend mode is entered when the unit is inactive for a predetermined period of time or the user taps the Power key.

HX2 Suspend timers are set using Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power > Schemes tab.

Wake up Events - all configurable via a Power Management API call:

l Any key on the keypad

l Stylus touch on the touch screen

l Scan button on ring scanner pressed

l Docked in a powered desktop cradle

l Power button tap

When the unit wakes up, the Display Backlight and the Power Off timers begin the countdown again. When any one of the above events occurs prior to the Power Off timer expiring, the timer starts the countdown again.

The HX2 should be placed in Suspend Mode before hotswapping the main battery.

Hotswapping the Ring Scanner does not require placing the HX2 in Suspend Mode.

Off Mode

The unit is in Off Mode when the tethered battery and the backup battery are depleted. Connect a fully charged main battery and press the Power key to turn the HX2 On.

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Batteries

The HX2 is designed to work with a Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) tethered battery. Under normal conditions it should last approximately eight to ten hours before requiring a recharge. The more you use the ring scanner or the wireless transmitter, the shorter the time required between battery recharges.

A suspended HX2 maintains the date and time for a minimum of two days while tethered to a battery that has reached the Low Warning point and a fully charged backup battery. The HX2retains data, during a battery hot swap, for at least 5 minutes.

Note: New battery packs must be charged prior to use. The Standard batteries require less than four hours and the Extended

batteries require less than 8 hours.

Checking Battery Status

Tap the Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power > Battery tab. Battery level, power status and charge remaining is displayed. Turbo setting is enabled/disabled using this applet.

Note: Battery power drain increases substantially in Turbo mode.

Status LED and the Batteries

When the LED is . . . The Status is . . . Comment

Blinking Red Main Battery Power Fail Replace the main battery with a fully charged main battery.

Low Battery Warning. If the main battery is not replaced with a

Steady Red Main Battery Low

fully charged battery before the main battery fails, the HX2 is turned Off.

No Color Good No user intervention required.

Main Battery Pack

The main battery pack has a rugged plastic enclosure that is designed to withstand the ordinary rigors of an industrial environment. Exercise care when transporting the battery pack making sure it does not come in contact with excessive heat or any power source other than the HX2 Battery Charger, HX2 Desktop Cradle or the HX2 unit.

Whenever possible, protect the battery charging terminals (five small round circles) by keeping them covered by the battery sleeve fabric. The battery pack is resistant to impact damage.

Under normal conditions a properly tethered Standard battery should last a minimum of approximately eight hours before requiring a recharge, the Extended battery a minimum of approximately 16 hours.

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Battery Hotswapping

Important: When the backup battery power is Low or Very Low (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power > Battery tab) dock the HX2 in a powered docking cradle before replacing the battery pack.

When the main battery power level is low, the HX2 will signal the user with the low battery warning indicator (the Status LED remains a steady red) that continues until the main battery is replaced, the battery completely depletes, or external power is applied to the HX2 using a powered cradle.

You can replace the main battery by first placing the device in Suspend Mode then removing the discharged main battery and tethering a charged main battery within a five minute time limit (or before the backup battery depletes).

When the main battery is disconnected the device enters Critical Suspend state, the HX2 remains in Suspend mode, the display is turned off and the backup battery continues to power the unit for at least five minutes. Though data is retained, the HX2 cannot be used until a charged main battery pack is connected. After tethering the full battery, press the Power key.

Full operational recovery from Suspend can take several seconds while the wireless client connects to the network, authorization for voice-enabled applications complete, Wavelink Avalanche management of the HX2 startup completes, and Bluetooth relationships establish or reestablish.

If the backup battery depletes before a fully charged main battery can be inserted, the HX2 will turn Off.

Low Battery Warning

It is recommended that the main battery pack be removed and replaced when its energy depletes. When the main battery Low Battery Warning appears (the Status LED remains a steady red) perform an orderly shut down, minimizing the operation of any installed devices and insuring any information is saved that should be saved.

Note: Once you receive the main battery Low Battery Warning, you have approximately 5 minutes to perform an orderly

shutdown and replace the main battery pack before the device powers off. The Low Battery Warning will transition the mobile device to Suspend before the device powers off.

Backup Battery

The HX2 has a backup battery that is designed to provide limited-duration electrical power in the event of main battery failure. The backup battery is a 50 mAh Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) battery that is factory installed in the unit. The energy needed to maintain the backup battery near full charge at all times comes from the HX2 main battery.

It takes several hours of operation before the backup battery is capable of supporting the operation of the mobile device. The duration of backup battery life is dependent upon operation of the HX2, its features and any operating applications.

The backup battery has a minimum service life of two years. The backup battery is not user-serviceable. Contact Technical

Assistance for backup battery replacement.

The backup battery can be discharged, recharged and conditioned using a CE Control Panel applet. Tap Start > Settings > Control Panel > Battery then tap the Discharge button.

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Handling Batteries Safely

l Never dispose of a battery in a fire. This may cause an explosion.

l Do not replace individual cells in a battery pack.

l Do not attempt to pry open the battery pack shell.

l Be careful when handling any battery. If a battery is broken or shows signs of leakage do not attempt to charge it.

Dispose of it using proper procedures.

Nickel-based cells contain a chemical solution which burns skin, eyes, etc. Leakage from cells is the only pos-

Caution

sible way for such exposure to occur. In this event, rinse the affected area thoroughly with water. If the solution contacts the eyes, get immediate medical attention.

NiCd and Li-Ion batteries are capable of delivering high currents when accidentally shorted. Accidental shorting can occur when contact is made with jewelry, metal surfaces, conductive tools, etc., making the objects very hot. Never place a battery in a pocket or case with keys, coins, or other metal objects.

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Chapter 4: Software

Operating System and Software Load

There are several different aspects to the setup, configuration and operation of the HX2. Many of the setup and configuration settings are dependent upon the optional features such as hardware and software installed on the unit. The examples found in this section are to be used as examples only, the configuration of your specific HX2 computer may vary. The following sections provide a general reference for the configuration of the HX2 and some of its optional features.

Operating System

Your HX2 operating system is Microsoft® Windows® CE 5. The HX2 operating system revision is displayed on the Desktop. This is the factory default setting for the Desktop Display Background.

Windows CE Operating System

Note: For general use instruction, please refer to commercially available Windows CE user’s guides or the Windows CE on-

line Help application installed with the HX2

This segment assumes the system administrator is familiar with Microsoft Windows options and capabilities loaded on most standard Windows computers.

Therefore, the sections that follow describe only those Windows capabilities that are unique to the HX2 and its Windows CE environment.

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General Windows CE Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the keyboard shortcuts in the chart below to navigate with the HX2 keyboard. These are standard keyboard shortcuts for Windows CE applications.

Press these keys … To …

CTRL + C Copy

CTRL + X Cut

CTRL + V Paste

CTRL + Z Undo

DELETE Delete

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.

CTRL+A Select all.

ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened.

CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu.

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name Display the corresponding menu.

Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu

Carry out the corresponding command.

ESC Cancel the current task.

The touch screen provides equivalent functionality to a mouse:

l A touch on the touch screen is equivalent to a left mouse click.

l Many items can be moved by the “drag and drop” method, touching the desired item, moving the stylus across the

screen and releasing the stylus in the desired location.

l A double stylus tap is equivalent to a double click.

l A touch and hold is equivalent to a right mouse click

Some applications may not support this right click method. Please review documentation for the application to see if it pro-

vides for right mouse click configuration.

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Warmboot

A warmboot reboots the computer without erasing any registry data. However, any applications installed to RAM are lost, as is all data in RAM. This occurs because the operating system is stored on the flash drive, but must be loaded into RAM to run.

All registry configurations are automatically preserved. Any applications stored as .CAB files in the System folder and configured in the Registry to persist are reinstalled on boot up by the Launch utility.

Coldboot

A coldboot reboots the computer, erases all registry data and returns the computer to factory default settings. In order to be preserved, applications and data must be stored in the System folder. Registry information is not preserved. Only factory default applications and drivers stored as .CAB files in the System folder are loaded by Launch.

A cold boot is initiated by running the Coldboot application in the Windows folder. This application automatically cold boots the HX2, erasing any customer applied registry changes and returning the HX2 to its factory settings.

Clearing Persistent Storage / Reset to Default Settings

The coldboot utility sets all registry settings back to factory defaults. No other clearing is available or necessary.

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Folders Copied at Startup

The following folders are copied on startup:

System\Desktop copied to Windows\Desktop

System\Favorites copied to Windows\Favorites

System\Fonts copied to Windows\Fonts

System\Help copied to Windows\Help

System\Programs copied to Windows\Programs

AppMgr copied to Windows\AppMgr

Recent copied to Windows\Recent

This function copies only the folder contents, no sub-folders.

The Windows\Startup folder is not copied on startup because copying this folder has no effect on the system or an incorrect effect.

Files in the Startup folder are executed, but only from System\Startup. Windows\Startup is parsed too early in the boot process so it has no effect.

Executables in System\Startup must be the actual executable, not a shortcut, because shortcuts are not parsed by Launch.

Saving Changes to the Registry

The HX2 saves the registry when you:

l Tap Start > Run then type Warmboot. Tap OK.

l Perform a Suspend / Resume function (by pressing the Pwr key and then pressing it again).

The registry save process takes 0 – 3 seconds. If nothing has been changed, nothing is saved (e.g., 0 seconds)

The registry is automatically saved every 20 minutes. It is also saved every tenth time the registry settings are changed. Registry settings are changed when control panel applet (e.g., Date/Time) parameters are changed by the user and a warm boot was not performed afterward.

When you tap Start > Run then type Coldboot and tap the OK button, factory default registry settings are loaded during coldboot. All customized changes and settings are lost.

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Software Load

The software loaded on the HX2 consists of the OS, hardware-specific OEM Adaptation Layer, device drivers, Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE browser and utilities. The software supported is summarized below:

l Full Operating System License: Includes all operating system components, including Microsoft® Windows® CE 5

kernel, file system, communications, connectivity (for remote APIs), device drivers, events and messaging, graphics, keyboard and touch screen input, window management, and common controls.

l Network and Device Drivers

l Bluetooth (Option)

Note: Contact Technical Assistance for software updates and CAB files as they are released.

Software Applications

The following applications are included:

l WordPad

l Scan Wedge (bar code result manipulation)

l ActiveSync

l Transcriber

l Internet Explorer

Bluetooth (Option)

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Bluetooth

Only installed on a Bluetooth equipped HX2. The System Administrator can Discover and Pair targeted Bluetooth devices for each HX2. The System Administrator can enable / disable Bluetooth settings and assign a Computer Friendly name for each HX2.

The Bluetooth control panel can also be accessed by doubletapping the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar or on the desktop.

Java (Option)

Files can be accessed by tapping Start > Programs > JEM-CE. Doubletap the EVM icon to open the EVM Console. A folder of Java examples and Plug-ins is also installed with the Java option. Java applications running on the mobile device are not supported.

RFTerm (Option)

Start > Programs > RFTerm

Installed by Honeywell. The application can also be accessed by double clicking the RFTerm desktop icon.

Avalanche

The Wavelink Avalanche Enabler installation file is loaded on the HX2; however, the device is not configured to launch the installation file automatically. The installation application must be run manually the first time Avalanche is used. Following

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installation, the Wavelink Avalanche Enabler will be an auto-launch application. This behavior can be modified by accessing the Avalanche Update Settings panel through the Enabler Interface.

Software Development

Access Files on the Flash Card

Click the My Device icon on the Desktop then click the System icon.

A flash card is used for permanent storage of the HX2 drivers, CAB files and utilities. It is also used for registry content back up.

CAB files, when executed, are not deleted.

Note: Always perform a warm reset (Start / Run / Warmboot) when exchanging one flash card for another.

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HX2 Utilities

The following files are pre-loaded.

LAUNCH.EXE

Launch works in coordination with registry settings to allow drivers or applications to be loaded automatically into DRAM at system startup. Registry settings control what gets launched; see the App Note for information on these settings. For examples, you can look at the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ LXE \ Persist

Launch will execute .CAB files, .BAT files, or .EXE files.

App Note

All applications to be installed into persistent memory must be in the form of Windows CE CAB files. These CAB files exist as separate files from the main installation image, and are copied to the CE device using ActiveSync, or using a Compact Flash ATA card. The CAB files are copied from ATA or using ActiveSync Explore into the folder System, which is the persistent storage virtual drive. Then, information is added to the registry, if desired, to make the CAB file auto-launch at startup.

The registry information needed is under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ LXE \ Persist, as follows. The main subkey is any text, and is a description of the file. Then 3 mandatory values are added:

FileName is the name of the CAB file, with the path (usually \System).

Installed is a DWORD value of 0, which changes to 1 once auto-launch installs the file.

FileCheck is the name of a file to look for to determine if the CAB file is installed. This will be the name of one of the files (with path) installed by the CAB file. Since the CAB file installs into DRAM, when memory is lost this file is lost, and the CAB file must be reinstalled.

There are three optional fields that may be added:

1. Order is used to force a sequence of events. Order=0 is first, and Order=99 is last. Two items which have the same order will be installed in the same pass, but not in a predictable sequence.

2. Delay is used to add a delay after the item is loaded, before the next is loaded. The delay is given in seconds, and defaults to 0 if not specified. If the install fails (or the file to be installed is not found), the delay does not occur.

3. PCMCIA is used to indicate that the file (usually a CAB file) being loaded is a radio driver, and the PCMCIA slots should be started after this file is loaded. By default, the PCMCIA slots are off on powerup, to prevent the “Unidentified PCMCIA Slot” dialog from appearing. Once the drivers are loaded, the slot can be turned on. The value in the PCMCIA field is a DWORD, representing the number of seconds to wait after installing the CAB file, but before activating the slot (a latency to allow the thread loading the driver to finish installation). The default value of 0 means the slot is not powered on. The default values for the default radio drivers (listed below) is 1, meaning one second elapses between the CAB file loading and the slot powering up.

The auto-launch process proceeds as follows:

l The launch utility opens the registry database and reads the list of CAB files to auto-launch.

l First it looks for FileName to see if the CAB file is present. If not, the registry entry is ignored. If it is present, and the

Installed flag is not set, auto-launch makes a copy of the CAB file (since it gets deleted by installation), and runs the Microsoft utility WCELOAD to install it.

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l If the Installed flag is set, auto-launch looks for the FileCheck file. If it is present, the CAB file is installed, and that

registry entry is complete. If the FileCheck file is not present, memory has been lost, and the utility calls WCELOAD to reinstall the CAB file.

l Then, the whole process repeats for the next entry in the registry, until all registry entries are analyzed.

l To force execution every time (for example, for AUTOEXEC.BAT), use a FileCheck of “dummy”, which will never be

found, forcing the item to execute.

l For persist keys specifying .EXE or .BAT files, the executing process is started, and then Launch will continue, leaving

the loading process to run independently. For other persist keys (including .CAB files), Launch will wait for the loading process to complete before continuing. This is important, for example, to ensure that a .CAB file is installed before the .EXE files from the .CAB file are run.

l Note that the auto-launch process can also launch batch files (*.BAT), executable files (*.EXE), registry setting files

(*.REG), or sound files (*.WAV). The mechanism is the same as listed above, but the appropriate CE application is called, depending on file type.

Note: Registry entries may vary depending on software revision level and options ordered with the HX2.

LAUNCH.EXE and Persistent Storage

If any of the following directories are created in the System folder, Launch automatically copies all of the files in these directories to the respective folder on the flash drive:

l AppMgr

l Desktop

l Favorites

l Fonts

l Help

l Programs

l Recent

Note: Files in the Startup folder are executed, but only from System > Startup. They are not copied to another folder.

REGEDIT.EXE

Registry Editor – Use caution when editing the Registry. Make a backup copy of the registry before changes are made.

REGLOAD.EXE

Double-tapping a registry settings file (e.g., REG) causes RegLoad to open the file and make the indicated settings in the registry. This is similar to how RegEdit works on a desktop PC. The .REG file format is the same as on the desktop PC.

REGDUMP.EXE

Registry dump – Saves a copy of the registry as a text file. The file, REG.TXT, is located in the root folder.

Note: The REG.TXT file is not saved in persistent storage. To use the REG.TXT file as a reference in the event of a

coldboot, copy the file to the System folder on the HX2 or store a copy of the REG.TXT file on a PC.

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WARMBOOT.EXE

Double click this file to warm boot the computer (i.e., all RAM is preserved). It automatically saves the registry before rebooting which means configuration changes are not lost.

WAVPLAY.EXE

Double tapping a sound file (e.g., WAV) causes WavPlay to open the file and run it in the background.

Command-line Utilities

Command line utilities can be executed by Start > Run > [program name].

COLDBOOT.EXE

Command line utility which performs a cold boot (all RAM is erased).

Passwords are lost upon cold boot. If a password is set, that password must be entered to begin the cold boot power cycle process.

PrtScrn.EXE

Command line utility which performs a screen print and saves the file in .BMP format in the \System folder. Tap Start > Run and type prtscrn and tap OK, or press Enter. There is a 10 second delay before the screen print is made. The device beeps and the screen captured file (scrnnnnn.bmp) is placed in the \System folder. The numeric filename is incremented by 1 each time the PrtScrn function is activated. The command is not case-sensitive.

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Desktop

For general use instruction, please refer to commercially available Windows CE user’s guides or the Windows on-line Help application installed in the mobile device.

The HX2 Desktop appearance is similar to that of a desktop PC running a Windows operating system.

At the bottom of the screen is the Start button. Tapping the Start Button causes the Start Menu to pop up. It contains the standard Windows menu options: Programs, Favorites, Documents, Settings, Help, and Run.

Desktop Icons

At a minimum, the desktop displays icons for My Device, Internet Explorer and the Recycle Bin. Following are a few of the other icons that may be on the HX2 Desktop. Contact Technical Assistanceabout the latest updates and upgrades for your operating system.

Icon Function

Access files and programs.

Storage for files that are to be deleted.

Discover and then pair with nearby discoverable Bluetooth devices.

Storage for downloaded files / applications.

Connect to the Internet/intranet.

Used for accessing the appropriate wireless configuration, SCU (Summit Client Utility).

The eXpress Scan utility allows an administrator to scan bar codes to provide the initial network and Avalanche Mobile Device Server address configuration. This eliminates the need to edit radio parameters manually on the HX2. eXpress Scan uses bar codes created with eXpress Config.

RFTerm is an optional terminal emulation program. When RFTerm is installed, this icon is displayed on the desktop.

A shortcut to the Remote Desktop Configuration utility.

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Wavelink® Avalanche Mobility Center™ (Avalanche MC) is a remote client management system that is designed to distribute software and configuration updates to monitored devices. The enabler for Wavelink Avalanche is loaded on the HX2 but not installed. When the enabler is installed this icon is displayed on the desktop.

Icon Function

Tapping the desktop icon displays information on the Java version installed. Files can be accessed by tapping Start > Programs > JEM-CE. Doubletap the EVM icon to open the EVM Console. A folder of Java examples and Plug-ins is also installed with the Java option. Java applications running on the mobile device are not supported.

Start button. Access programs, select from the Favorites listing, documents last worked on, change/view settings for the control panel or taskbar, on-line help or run programs.

Taskbar

The number and type of icons displayed are based on the device type, installed options and configuration of the HX2.

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My Device Folders

Folder Description Preserved upon Reboot?

Application Data Data saved by running applications No

My Documents Storage for downloaded files / applications No

Network Mounted network drive No

Program Files Applications No

System Internal SD Flash Card (CAB file storage) Yes

Temp Location for temporary files No

Windows Operating System in Secure Storage No

Wavelink Avalanche Enabler (Option)

Note: If the user is NOT using Wavelink Avalanche to manage their mobile device, the Enabler should not be installed on the

mobile device(s).

The following features are supported by the Wavelink Avalanche Enabler when used in conjunction with the Avalanche Manager.

After configuration, Enabler files are installed upon initial bootup and after a hard reset. Network parameter configuration is supported for:

l IP address: DHCP or static IP

l RF network SSID

l DNS hosts (primary, secondary, tertiary)

l Subnet mask

l Enabler update

Related Manual: Using Wavelink Avalanche

The HX2 has the Avalanche Enabler installation files loaded, but not installed, on the mobile device when it is shipped. The installation files are located in the System folder on CE devices. The installation application must be run manually the first time Avalanche is used.

After the installation application is manually run, a reboot is necessary for the Enabler to begin normal performance. Following this reboot, the Enabler will by default be an auto-launch application. This behavior can be modified by accessing the Avalanche Update Settings panel through the Enabler Interface.

Devices manufactured before October 2006 must have their drivers and system files upgraded before they can use the Avalanche Enabler functions. Contact Technical Assistance for details on upgrading the mobile device baseline.

Internet Explorer

Start > Programs > Internet Explorer

This option requires a radio card and an Internet Service Provider. There are a few changes in the Windows CE version of Internet Explorer as it relates to the general desktop Windows PC Internet Explorer options. Tap the “?” button to access Internet Explorer Help.

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Start Menu Program Options

The following list represents the factory default program installation. Your system may contain different items from those shown below, based on the software and hardware options purchased.

Communication Stores Network communication options

ActiveSync Transfer files between a HX2 and a desktop computer Connect Run this command after setting up a connection Start FTP

Server

Stop FTP

Server

Command Prompt The command line interface in a separate window eXpress Scan Option. Requires Wavelink Avalanche option eXpress Config. Internet Explorer Access web pages on the Internet/Intranet Java Optional Microsoft WordPad Opens an ASCII notepad Remote Desktop

Connection RFTerm Option. Terminal emulation application.

Settings

Summit Set Summit radio / network parameters Transcriber Enter data using the stylus on the touch screen Wavelink Avalanche Option. Remote management for networked devices Windows Explorer File management program

Begin connection to FTP server

End connection to FTP server

Log on to a Windows Terminal Server

Access to all Control Panels, a shortcut to the Network and Dialup Control Panel and access to Taskbar options.

l If installed, RFTerm runs automatically at the conclusion of each reboot.

l If installed and enabled, AppLock runs automatically at the conclusion of each reboot.

l The wireless client connects automatically during each reboot.

l Bluetooth re-connects to nearby paired devices automatically at the conclusion of each reboot.

l If installed and pre-configured, Wavelink Avalanche connects remotely and downloads updates automatically during

each reboot.

Communication

Start > Programs > Communication

ActiveSync

ActiveSync is pre-loaded on all HX2s.

Using Microsoft ActiveSync you can copy files from your HX2 to your desktop computer , and vice versa.

Once an ActiveSync relationship (partnership) has been established with Connect (on a desktop computer), ActiveSync will synchronize using the wireless link, serial port, or USB on the HX2.

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Connect and LXEConnect

ActiveSync is preloaded on the HX2.and should open automatically when the HX2 is cabled to a laptop/PC with ActiveSync installed.

LXEConnect is preloaded on the HX2 and should open automatically when LXEConnect is launched on the connected laptop/PC.

Contact Technical Assistance if the Connect or LXEConnect installation does not open on your HX2.

Start FTP Server / Stop FTP Server

Start > Communication > Start (or Stop) FTP Server

These shortcuts call the Services Manager to start and stop the FTP server. The server defaults to Off (for security) unless it is explicitly turned on from the menu.

Summit

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Summit

Use this option to set up radio client profiles.

The Summit Control Panel can also be accessed by doubletapping the Summit icon in the taskbar or on the desktop.

Certs

The Certs option displays a readme file containing details on how the Summit Configuration Utility (SCU) handles certificates for WPA authentication.

Command Prompt

Start > Programs > Command Prompt

Type help cmd at the command prompt to view valid Pocket PC (Console) commands.

Exit the command prompt by typing exit at the command prompt or tap File > Close.

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eXpress Scan

The eXpress Scan utility allows an administrator to scan bar codes to provide the initial network and Avalanche Mobile Device Server address configuration.This eliminates the need to edit radio parameters manually on the HX2.

eXpress Scan uses bar codes created with eXpress Config.

Internet Explorer

Start > Programs > Internet Explorer

Microsoft WordPad

Start > Programs > Microsoft WordPad

Create and edit documents and templates in WordPad, using buttons and menu commands that are similar to those used in the desktop PC version of Microsoft WordPad.

By default WordPad files are saved as .PWD files. Documents can be saved in other formats e.g., .RTF or .DOC.

Tap the ? button to access WordPad Help.

Remote Desktop Connection

Start > Programs > Remote Desktop Connection

There are few changes in the Windows CE version of Remote Desktop Connection as it relates to the general desktop Windows PC Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection options.

If installed, Remote Desktop Connection on the HX2 can be accessed by Start > Programs > Remote Desktop Connection.

Select a computer from the drop down list or enter a host name and tap the Connect button.

Tap the Options >> button to access the General, Display, Local Resources, Programs and Experience tabs. Tap the ? button to access Remote Desktop Connection Help.

Settings

Start > Settings

The Settings menu option may include the following:

Control Panel All control panels Network Shortcut to the Network and Dialup Connections control panel. Connect to a network, create a new

connection, and adjust parameters for client connections.

Taskbar Set Taskbar parameters

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Transcriber

To make changes to the Transcriber application, tap the keyboard icon in the status bar. Select Transcriber from the pop-up menu. Then open the Input control panel and tap the Options button. Transcriber Options (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Input Panel) are available only when Transcriber is selected as the active input method. Tap the “?” button or the Help button to access Transcriber Help.

Windows Explorer

Start > Programs > Windows Explorer

There are a few changes in the Windows CE version of Windows Explorer as it relates to the general desktop PC Windows Explorer options. Tap the “?” button to access Windows Explorer Help.

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Taskbar

Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu

There are a few changes in the Windows CE version of Taskbar as it relates to the general desktop PC Windows Taskbar options.

When the taskbar is auto hidden, press the Ctrl key then the Esc key to make the Start button appear.

Clicking the Taskbar option on the Settings menu displays the Taskbar General tab and the Taskbar Advanced tab.

General Tab

Factory Default Settings

Always on Top Enabled

Auto hide Disabled

Show Clock Enabled

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Advanced Tab

Expand Control Panel

Tap the checkbox to have the Control Panel folders appear in drop down menu format from the Settings > Control Panel menu option.

Clear Contents of Document Folder

Tap the Clear button to remove the contents of the Document folder.

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Taskbar Icons

As HX2 devices and applications open and change state, icons are placed in the Taskbar. In most cases, tapping the icon in the Taskbar opens the related application.

Refer to Start > Help for an explanation of standard Windows CE taskbar icons.

Following are a few of the HX2 unique taskbar icons that may appear in the Taskbar. These icons are in addition to the Windows CE taskbar icons.

Icon Function

Wireless Zero Config Inactive / Connected / Not Connected.

Clicking on the icon opens the Wireless Zero Config utility.

Bluetooth connected / disconnected. Clicking the icon opens the Bluetooth control panel.

ActiveSync Connection

Cerdisp connected (displayed when LXEConnect is connected)

Summit Client signal indicator no signal/ excellent signal. Clicking on the icon opens the

Summit Client Utility.

Battery charge indicator. Percent of battery charge is indicated.

External power connected

Current time. Clicking the time display opens the Date/Time control panel.

Click this icon to return to the Desktop.

AppLock switchpad.

Input method, keyboard / input panel / transcriber

CapsLock active

No modifier key is in focus

Green modifier key active

Orange modifier key active

Blue modifier key active

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Icon Function

Shift modifier key active

Multiple modifier keys active, Green plus Orange / Shift plus Blue

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HX2 OS Upgrade

Introduction

Depending on the size of the operating system, the total time required for a successful upgrade may require several minutes.

The OS upgrade files are unique to your HX2 physical configuration and date of manufacture. OS upgrade files designed for one device configuration should not be used on a different device configuration.

Preparation

l Contact Technical Assistance to get the OS upgrade files.

l Use ActiveSync to back up HX2 user files and store them elsewhere before beginning an upgrade on the HX2.

l Maintain an uninterrupted AC/DC power source to the HX2 throughout this process.

l The SD / CF card with the OS and systems files must be present for the HX2 to boot. Removal or installation of SD or

CF cards should be performed on a clean, well-lit surface.

l Always perform OS updates when the HX2 has a dependable external power source connected to the HX2 and/or a fully

charged main battery.

Procedure

1. Verify a dependable power source is applied to the HX2 and will stay connected during the upgrade procedure.

2. Establish an ActiveSync connection between the HX2 and a desktop/laptop computer.

3. Download the OS files from the desktop/laptop to the HX2's System folder.

4. During the file copy process to the HX2 System folder, when asked “Overwrite ?”, select Yes to All.

5. Review the files that were downloaded to the System folder.

6. Restart the HX2.

7. Disconnect from ActiveSync.

8. When the OS finishes loading, check the OS update version by selecting Start > Settings > Control Panel > About > Software tab.

The touch screen may require calibration, however most Windows OS versions save the calibration data, eliminating the need to calibrate.

Contact Technical Assistance for re-imaging options if the HX2 won't boot up after the upgrade is finished.

Warning: Opening the device e.g., removing endcaps or access panels, etc. could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

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Battery State and OS Upgrade

A fully charged main battery must be cabled to the HX2 prior to reflashing or upgrading the operating system. A prompt may appear when the battery reaches Critical Low that informs the user there is not enough power in the main battery to perform the upgrade.

The operating system will not be able to execute the OS update when the battery level is too low (25% or less), as there is a high risk that the power remaining in the battery expires when executing the upgrade and the HX2 will be left in an inoperable state.

When main battery power level is too low, connect external power to the HX2 before performing the upgrade procedure. Do not disconnect external power before the upgrade process is complete.

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Using ActiveSync

Introduction

Once a relationship (partnership) has been established with Connect (on a desktop computer), ActiveSync will synchronize using the wireless link, serial port, or USB on the HX2.

Note: ActiveSync serial connection requires a powered HX2-labelled desktop cradle.

Requirement : ActiveSync (version 4.5 or higher for Windows 2000/XP desktop/laptop computers) must be resident on the

host (desktop/laptop) computer. Windows Mobile Device Center is required for a Windows Vista/Windows 7 desktop/laptop computer. ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Center for the PC is available from the Microsoft website. Follow their instructions to locate, download and install ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center on your desktop computer.

Note: For readability in this section, ActiveSync will be used in instructions and explanations. If you have a Windows Vista

or Windows 7 operating system on your desktop/laptop, replace ActiveSync with Windows Mobile Device Center.

Using Microsoft ActiveSync, you can synchronize information on your desktop computer with the HX2 and vice versa. Synchronization compares the data on your mobile device with your desktop computer and updates both with the most recent data.

For example, you can:

l Back up and restore your device data.

l Copy (rather than synchronize) files between your device and desktop computer.

l Control when synchronization occurs by selecting a synchronization mode. For example, you can synchronize

continually while connected to your desktop computer or only when you choose the synchronize command.

By default, ActiveSync does not automatically synchronize all types of information. Use ActiveSync Options to specify the types of information you want to synchronize. The synchronization process makes the data (in the information types you select) identical on both your desktop computer and your device.

When installation of ActiveSync is complete on your desktop computer, the ActiveSync Setup Wizard begins and starts the following processes:

l connect your device to your desktop computer,

l set up a partnership so you can synchronize information between your device and your desktop computer, and

l customize your synchronization settings.

Because ActiveSync is already installed on your device, your first synchronization process begins automatically when you finish setting up your desktop computer in the ActiveSync wizard. For more information about using ActiveSync on your desktop computer, open ActiveSync, then open ActiveSync Help.

Initial Setup

The initial setup of ActiveSync must be made via a USB or serial connection. When there is a Connect icon on the desktop, this section can be bypassed.

Partnerships can only be created using USB cable connection. After the partnerships are established, ActiveSync communication can be initiated using USB or wireless, or, if using a desktop cradle, serial.

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Connect via USB

The default connection type is USB Client

To change the connection type or to verify it is set to USB, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > PC Connection.

Tap the Change button. From the popup list, choose

USB Client

This will set up the mobile device to use the USB port. Tap OK and ensure the check box for “Allow connection with desktop computer when device is attached” is checked.

Tap OK to return to the Control Panel. If desired, any control panel windows may be closed.

IMPORTANT – DO NOT PUT THE MOBILE DEVICE INTO SUSPEND WHILE CONNECTED VIA USB. The device will be unable to connect to the host PC when it resumes operation.

Connect the correct cable to the PC (the host) and the mobile device (the client) as detailed below. USB will start automatically when the USB cable is connected, not requiring you to select “Connect” from the start menu.

Cable for USB ActiveSync Connection:

If a desktop cradle is used:

HX2312DSKCRDL or HX2313DSKCRDL - HX2-labelled desktop cradle

Use with standard USB cable with type Aplug for PC/Laptop USB port and type B plug for HX2 desktop cradle USB type B client port.

l Plug the type B end of the standard USB cable plug into the USB type B port on the HX2 desktop cradle (port #2).

l The USB type A connector on the standard cable connects to a USB port on a PC or laptop.

l The USB client (port #1) connector on the cradle does not need to be connected.

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If a desktop cradle is not used:

HX2001CABLE - ActiveSync cable for HX2 when not in the desk dock. Cable connects directly to the HX2 and the other end

connects to PC/Laptop USB port.

l Insert the HX2 cable end into the cradle connector on the bottom of the HX2.

l The USB type A connector on the cable connects to a USB port on a PC or laptop.

Note: The ActiveSync cable for the HX2 does not appear to fit tightly with the cradle connector, as shown above. This is

normal.

Serial Connection

To change the connection type select Start > Settings > Control Panel > PC Connection.

Tap the Change button. From the popup list, choose

Serial 1 @ 57600

This will set up the mobile device to use the serial port on the powered desktop cradle. Tap OK and ensure the check box for “Allow connection with desktop computer when device is attached” is checked.

Tap OK to return to the Control Panel. If desired, any control panel windows may be closed.

Select Start > Settings > Scanner and ensure the scanner is set to a port that is NOT the same as the ActiveSync port.

Connect the correct cable to the PC (the host) and the client cradle. The desktop cradle should be receiving A/C power and the HX2 must be turned on and in the cradle. Select “Connect” from the Start Menu on the client (Start > Programs > Communications > Connect).

Note: Run “Connect” when the “Get Connected” wizard on the host PC is checking COM ports to establish a connection for

the first time.

Wireless Connection

Note: You must establish a partnership with a desktop computer prior to running ActiveSync on the mobile device. The initial

partnership must be done using USB cable connection.

Once the relationship is established, the ActiveSync link in the Start Menu gives a choice of connections, one of which is Network.

Select Start > Settings > Programs > Communication > ActiveSync. From the popup list, choose Network and then tap the Connect button.

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Synchronizing from the Mobile Device

To synchronize using wireless, you must have set up ActiveSync on your desktop computer and completed the first synchronization process before you initiate wireless synchronization from your device.

To initiate synchronization from your device, tap Start > Programs > Communication > ActiveSync to begin the process.

Tap Sync to connect and synchronize. View synchronization status.

Tap Tools to synchronize or change synchronization settings. View connection status.

Tap Stop to stop synchronization.

Tap Start > Help for context-sensitive help.

Explore

From the ActiveSync Dialog on the Desktop PC, tap the Explore button, which allows you to explore the mobile device from the PC side, with some limitations. You can copy files to or from the mobile device by drag-and-drop. You will not be allowed to delete files or copy files out of the \Windows folder on the mobile device. (Technically, the only files you cannot delete or copy are ones marked as system files in the original build of the Windows image. This, however, includes most of the files in the \Windows folder).

Backup Data Files using ActiveSync

Use the following information to backup data files from the mobile device to a desktop or laptop PC using the appropriate cables and Microsoft’s ActiveSync.

Prerequisites

A partnership between the mobile device and ActiveSync has been established.

Serial Port Transfer

l A desktop or laptop PC with an available serial port and a mobile device with a serial port. The desktop or laptop PC

must be running Windows XP or greater.

l Null modem cable with all control lines connected.

USB Transfer

l A desktop or laptop PC with an available USB port and a mobile device with a USB port. The desktop or laptop PC must

be running Windows XP or greater.

l Use the specific USB cable as listed in Connect Via USB.

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Connect

Connect the modem cable to the PC (the host) and the mobile device (the client). Select “Connect” from the Start Menu on the mobile device (Start > Programs > Communications > Connect).

Note: Run “Connect” when the “Get Connected” wizard on the host PC is checking COM ports to establish a connection for

the first time.

Note: USB synchronization will start automatically when the cable is connected, not requiring you to select “Connect” from

the Start menu.

Disconnect

USB Connection

l Disconnect the cable from the mobile device or desktop cradle.

l Tap the status bar icon in the lower right hand corner of the status bar. Then tap the Disconnect button.

IMPORTANT – Do not put the mobile device into Suspend while connected via USB. The device will be unable to connect to the host PC when it resumes operation.

Serial Connection

l Disconnect the cable from the desktop cradle.

l Put the mobile device into Suspend.

l Tap the status bar icon in the lower right hand corner of the status bar. Then tap the Disconnect button.

Network Connection

l Put the mobile device into Suspend.

l Tap the status bar icon in the lower right hand corner of the status bar. Then tap the Disconnect button.

Cold Boot and Loss of Host Re-connection

ActiveSync assigns a partnership between a client and a host computer. A partnership is defined by two objects – a unique computer name and a random number generated when the partnership is first created. An ActiveSync partnership between a unique client can be established to two hosts.

When the mobile device is cold booted, the random number is deleted – and the partnership with the last one of the two hosts is also deleted. The host retains the random numbers and unique names of all devices having a partnership with it. Two clients cannot have a partnership with the same host if they have the same name. (Control Panel > System > Device Name)

If the cold booted mobile device tries to reestablish the partnership with the same host PC, a new random number is generated for the mobile device and ActiveSync will insist the unique name of the mobile device be changed. If the mobile device is associated with a second host, changing the name will destroy that partnership as well. This can cause some confusion when re-establishing partnerships with hosts.

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ActiveSync Help

ActiveSync on the host says that a device is trying to connect, but it cannot identify it

One or more control lines are not connected. This is usually a cable problem, but on a laptop or other device, it may indicate a bad serial port.

If the HX2 is connected to a PC by a cable, disconnect the cable from the HX2 and reconnect it again.

Check that the correct connection is selected (Serial or USB “Client” if this is the initial ActiveSync installation).

See Also: “Cold Boot and Loss of Host Reconnection”.

ActiveSync indicator on the host (disc in the toolbar tray) turns green and spins as soon as you connect the cable, before tapping the Connect icon (or REPLLOG.EXE in the Windows directory).

One or more control lines are tied together incorrectly. This is usually a cable problem, but on a laptop or other device, it may indicate a bad serial port.

ActiveSync indicator on the host turns green and spins, but connection never occurs

Baud rate of connection is not supported or detected by host. Check that the correct connection is selected (Serial or USB “Client” if this is the initial ActiveSync installation).

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Incorrect or broken data lines in cable.

ActiveSync indicator on the host remains gray

Solution 1: ActiveSync icon on the PC does not turn green after connecting USB cable from HX2.

1. Disconnect HX2 USB cable from PC.

2. Suspend/Resume or Restart the HX2.

3. In ActiveSync > File > Connection Settings on PC disable Allow USB Connections and click OK.

4. Re-enable Allow USB Connections on the PC and click OK.

5. Reconnect USB cable from HX2 to PC.

Solution 2: The host doesn’t know you are trying to connect. May mean a bad cable, with no control lines connected, or an incompatible baud rate. Try the connection again, with a known good cable.

Testing connection with a terminal emulator program, or a serial port monitor

You can use HyperTerminal or some other terminal emulator program to do a rough test of ActiveSync. Set the terminal emulator to 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bits, and the same baud rate as the connection on the CE device. After double-tapping REPLLOG.EXE on the CE device, the word “CLIENT” appears on the display in ASCII format. When using a serial port monitor, you see the host echo “CLIENT”, followed by “SERVER”. After this point, the data stream becomes straight (binary) PPP.

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Configuring the HX2 with LXEConnect

LXEConnect allows a user to view the HX2 screen remotely from a PC using an ActiveSync connection:

Requirement : ActiveSync (version 4.5 or higher for Windows XP desktop/laptop computers) must be resident on the host (desktop/laptop) computer. Windows Mobile Device Center is required for a Windows Vista/Windows 7 desktop/laptop computer. ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Center for the PC are available from the Microsoft website. Follow their instructions to locate, download and install ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center on your desktop computer.

Note: For readability in this section, ActiveSync will be used in instructions and explanations. If you have a Windows Vista

or Windows 7 operating system on your desktop/laptop, replace ActiveSync with Windows Mobile Device Center.

ActiveSync is already installed on the HX2. The HX2 is preconfigured to establish a USB ActiveSync connection to a PC when the proper cable is attached to the HX2 and the PC.

If the HX2 uses a serial port for ActiveSync, it will be necessary to configure the HX2 to use the serial port. Complete details on the proper cables and port configuration are included in Initial Setup.

Install LXEConnect

1. Install Microsoft ActiveSync on a PC with a USB port. For details, please see Initial Setup.

2. Power up the HX2.

3. Connect the HX2 to the PC using the proper connection cable. Once connected, the ActiveSync dialog box appears. If using the USB connection, the ActiveSync connection is automatically established. If using a serial connection, it is necessary to initiate the connection from the HX2.

4. Select “No” for partnership when prompted. Dismiss any ActiveSync dialog boxes warning a partnership is not set up. It is not necessary to establish a partnership to use LXEConnect. However, if a partnership is desired for other reasons, one may be established now. More details on partnerships are included in ActiveSync Help.

5. When the ActiveSync screen appears, select Explore.

6. An explorer window is displayed for the HX2. Browse to the \System\LXEConnect folder. Contact Technical

Assistance for the necessary files if this folder is not present .

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7. Select and copy the LXEConnect.msi and Setup.exe files from the HX2 to the user PC. Note the location chosen for the files.

8. Close the ActiveSync explorer dialog box. Do not disconnect the HX2 ActiveSync connection.

9. Execute the setup.exe file that was copied to the user PC. This setup program installs the LXEConnect utility.

10. Follow the on screen installation prompts. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\LXE\LXEConnect.

11. When the installation is complete, create a desktop shortcut to the following file: C:\Program Files\LXE\LXEConnect\LXEConnect.exe. If a different directory was selected during installation, please substitute the appropriate directory.

12. LXEConnect is now installed and ready to use.

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Using LXEConnect

1. If an ActiveSync connection has not been established, connect the HX2 to the PC.

2. Double-click the LXEConnect icon that was created on the PC desktop.

3. LXEConnect launches.

4. Click the OK button to dismiss the About CERDisp dialog box on the desktop by clicking the OK button in the LXEConnect window on the PC desktop. The dialog box automatically times out and disappears after approximately 30 seconds.

5. The HX2 can now be configured from the LXEConnect window.Input from the PC’s mouse and keyboard are recognized as if they were attached to the HX2.

6. When the remote session is completed, terminate the LXEConnect program by selecting File > Exit or clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner to close the application, then disconnect the ActiveSync cable.

Note: After using LXEConnect, the HX2 cannot go into Suspend mode until after a warmboot. If using Power Management

on a HX2, always warmboot the HX2 when finished using LXEConnect.

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Control Panel

Start > Settings > Control Panel or My Device > Control Panel link

Note: Change the font displayed on the touch screen by choosing Start > Settings > Control Panel > Keyboard and then the

Key map dropdown list.

Tap the ? button for Help when changing HX2 Control Panel options.

Option Function

About Software, hardware, versions and network IP. No user intervention allowed.

Accessibility

Administration AppLock Administration utility.

Battery View voltage and status of the main and backup batteries.

Bluetooth Set the parameters for Bluetooth device connections.

Certificates Manage digital certificates used for secure communication.

Date/Time Set Date, Time, Time Zone, and Daylight Savings.

Device Management

Dialing Connection setup for modem attached to COM port or Compact Flash slot.

Display

HX2-3 Options Set various device specific configuration options.

Input Panel Select the current key / data input method. Select custom key maps.

Installed Programs

Internet Options

Customize the way the keyboard, audio, display or mouse function for users with hearing or viewing difficulties.

Allows a Device Management client (the device equipped with a Microsoft Windows CE operating system) to work with a Microsoft Systems Management Server.

Set background graphic and scheme. Set touch screen and keypad backlight properties and timers.

View the list of installed programs. In some OS versions this panel replaced Remove

Programs.

Set General, Connection, Security, Privacy, Advanced and Popups options for Internet

connectivity.

Keyboard Select a Key Map (or font). Set key repeat delay and key repeat rate.

Keypad Configure Alpha key, KeyMap keys, RunCmd and LaunchApp.

License Viewer Displays license information for installed licensed applications.

Mixer

Mouse Set the double-tap sensitivity for stylus taps on the touch screen.

Network and Dial Up Options Set network driver properties and network access properties.

Network Capture Set network logging options.

Owner

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Adjust the input and output parameters – volume, sidetone, and record gain, for headphone, software and microphone.

Set the mobile device owner details (name, phone, etc.). Enter notes. Enable / disable Owner display parameters. Enter Network ID for the device – user name, password, domain.

Option Function

Password Set OS access password properties for signon and/or screen saver.

PC Connection

Control the connection between the mobile device and a local desktop or laptop computer.

Power Set Power scheme properties. Review device status and properties.

Regional Settings

Remove Programs

Set appearance of numbers, currency, time and date based on country region and language settings.

Select to remove specific user installed programs in their entirety. In some OS versions this panel has been replaced by Installed Programs.

Scan Wedge utility. Set scanner key wedge, scanner port, and imager LED illumination

Scanner

options. Assign baud rate, parity, stop bits and data bits for COM1 port. Assign scanned bar code data manipulation parameters.

Stylus Set double-tap sensitivity properties and/or calibrate the touch panel.

System

Volume and Sounds

Review System and Computer data and revision levels. Adjust Storage and Program memory settings. Enter device name and description. Review copyright notices.

Enable / disable volume and sounds. Set volume parameters and assign sound WAV files to events.

WiFi Set the parameters for a Summit client.

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About

Start > Settings > Control Panel > About

The data cannot be edited by the HX2 user on these panels.

Tab Contents

Software

Hardware

GUID, Windows CE Version, OAL Version, Bootloader Version, Compile Version, FPGA Version and Language. Language indicates any pre-installed Asian fonts.

CPU Type, Codec Type, FPGA Version, Scanner type, Display, Flash memory, and DRAM memory

Versions Revision level of software modules and .NET Compact Framework Version.

Network IP

Current network connection IP and MAC address. Only the first 2 network ports are shown (usually radio and ActiveSync).

Version window information is retrieved from the registry.

Version Tab and the Registry

Modify the Registry using the Registry Editor. Use caution when editing the Registry. Make a backup copy of the registry before changes are made.

The registry settings for the Version tab are under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ LXE \ Version in the registry.

To add a user application to the Version panel, create a new string value under the HKLM\Software\LXE\Version key. The string name should be the Application name to appear in the Version window. The data for the value should be the version number to appear in the Version window .

Version strings can be equal to or less than 254 characters. Because the strings are displayed in a text box, any number can be accommodated, up to the 64K byte text box limitation.

Language and Fonts

The Software tab displays any fonts built into the OS image. The fonts built into the OS image are noted in the Language section of this tab:

l English only – No additional fonts are built into the OS

l Japanese

l Simplified Chinese

l Traditional Chinese

l Korean

The above listed Asian fonts are ordered separately and built-in to the OS image. Built-in fonts are added to registry entries and are available immediately upon startup. Thai, Hebrew, Arabic and Cyrillic Russian fonts are available in the (English only) default (extended) fonts.

When an Asian font is copied into the fonts folder on the /System folder; the font works for Asian web pages, the font works with RFTerm, the font does not work for Asian options in Regional Settings control panel, the font does not work for naming desktop icons with Asian names, the font does not work for third-party CE applications, the font does not work for some thirdparty MFC applications.

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Identifying Software Versions

The Versions tab displays the versions of many of the software programs installed. Not all installed software installed on the mobile device is included in this list and the list varies depending on the applications loaded on the HX2. The Image line displays the revision of the system software installed. Refer to the last three digits to determine the revision level.

MAC Address

The Network IP tab displays the MAC address of the network card.

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Accessibility

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Accessibility

Customize the way the HX2 keyboard, sound, display, mouse, automatic reset and notification sounds function. There are a few changes from general Windows desktop Accessibility options.

Note: StickyKeys and StickyKeys Settings on the Keyboard panel are disabled as this setting, when enabled, interferes

with the HX2's assigned sticky key implementation.

Tab Contents

Sticky Keys - Disabled.

Keyboard

ToggleKeys - Disabled by default. Tap the Use ToggleKeys checkbox to enable this option. Tap the Settings button to view or change parameters.

Sound

Display

Mouse

General

SoundSentry is disabled by default. Tap the Use SoundSentry checkbox to enable this option. Tap the Settings button to view or change parameters.

High Contrast is disabled by default. Tap the Use High Contrast checkbox to enable this option. Tap the Settings button to view or change parameters.

MouseKeys is disabled by default. Tap the Use MouseKeys checkbox to enable this option. Tap the Settings button to view or change parameters.

Automatic reset is disabled by default. Tap the Turn off accessibility features checkbox to enable this option and use the dropdown option to assign a timer.

Notification is enabled by default. Sounds are emitted when turning a feature on or off.

The following exceptions are due to a limitation in the Microsoft Windows CE operating system:

l If the ToggleKeys option is selected, please note that the ScrollLock key does not produce a sound as the CapsLock

and NumLock keys do.

l If the SoundSentry option is selected, please note that ScrollLock does not produce a visual warning as the CapsLock

and NumLock keys do.

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Administration - for AppLock

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administration

Introduction

AppLock is designed to be run on certified Honeywell Windows based devices only. The AppLock program is part of the factory installed software load.

HX2 AppLock is setup by the Administrator by tapping Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administration.

Configuration parameters are specified by the AppLock Administrator for the mobile device end-user. AppLock is password protected by the Administrator.

End-user mode locks the end-user into the configured application or applications. The end user can still reboot the mobile device and respond to dialog boxes. The administrator-specified applications are automatically launched in the specified order and run in full screen mode when the device boots up.

When the mobile device is reset to factory default values, for example after a cold reset, the Administrator may need to reconfigure the AppLock parameters.

The assumption, in this chapter, is that the first user to power up a new mobile device is the system administrator.

Note: AppLock Administrator Control panel file Launch option does not inter-relate with similarly-named options contained in

other HX2 Control Panels.

Note: A few applications do not follow normal procedures when closing. AppLock cannot prevent this type of application

from closing, but is notified that the application has closed. For these applications, AppLock immediately restarts the application (see Auto Re-Launch) which causes the screen to flicker. If this type of application is being locked, the administrator should close all other applications before switching to end-user mode to minimize the screen flicker.

AppLock is updated periodically as new options become available. Contact Technical Assistance for downloads and update availability.

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Setup a New Device

Devices with the AppLock feature are shipped to boot in Administration mode with no default password, thus when the HX2 is first booted, the user has full access to the device and no password prompt is displayed. After the administrator specifies the applications to lock, a password is assigned and the device is rebooted or the hotkey is pressed, the device switches to enduser mode.

Briefly, the process to configure a new device is as follows:

1. Connect an external power source to the device and press the Power button.

2. Adjust screen display, audio volume and other parameters if desired. Install accessories.

3. Tap Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administration icon.

4. Assign applications on the Control (single application) or Application (dual application) tab screen.

5. Assign a password on the Security tab screen.

6. Select a view level on the Status tab screen, if desired.

7. Tap OK

8. Press the hotkey sequence to launch AppLock and lock the configured application(s)

9. The device is now in end-user mode.

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Administration Mode

Administration mode gives full access to the mobile device, hardware and software configuration options.

The administrator must enter a valid password (when a password has already been assigned) before access to Administration mode and configuration options are allowed. The administrator can configure the following options:

l Create/change the keystroke sequence to activate administrator access.

l Create/change the password for administrator access.

l Assign the name of the application, or applications, to lock.

l Select the command line of the application to lock.

In addition to these configuration options, the administrator can view and manage the status logs of AppLock sessions.

Administrator default values for this device:

Administrator Hotkey

Shift+Ctrl+A

Password

none

Application path and name

none

Application command line

none

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End User Mode

End-user mode locks the end-user into the configured application or applications. The end user can still reboot and respond to dialog boxes. Each application is automatically launched and runs in full screen mode when the device boots up.

The user cannot unintentionally or intentionally exit the application nor can the end user execute any other applications. Normal application exit or switching methods and all Microsoft defined Windows CE key combinations, such as close (X) icon, File Exit, File Close, Alt-F4, Alt-Tab, etc. are disabled. The Windows CE desktop icons, menu bars, task bar and system trays are not visible or accessible. Task Manager is not available.

If the end-user selects File/Exit or Close from the applications menu bar, the menu is cleared and nothing else happens; the application remains active. Nothing happens when the end-user clicks on the Close icon on the application’s title bar and the application remains active.

Note: A few applications do not follow normal procedures when closing. AppLock cannot prevent this type of application

from closing, but is notified that the application has closed. For these applications, AppLock immediately restarts the application which causes the screen to flicker. If this type of application is being locked, the administrator should close all other applications before switching to end user mode to minimize the screen flicker.

Windows accelerator keys such as Alt-F4 are disabled.

Passwords

A password must be configured. If the password is not configured, a new device switches into Administration mode without prompting for a password. In addition to the hotkey press, a mode switch occurs if inaccurate information has been configured or if mandatory information is missing in the configuration.

There are several situations that display a password prompt after a password has been configured.

If the configured hotkey is pressed, the password prompt is displayed. In this case the user has 30 seconds to enter a password. If a valid password is not entered within 30 seconds, the password prompt is dismissed and the device returns to end-user mode.

All other situations that present the password prompt do not dismiss the prompt -- this is because the other situations result in invalid end-user operation.

These conditions include:

l If inaccurate configuration information is entered by the administrator, i.e., an application is specified that does not

exist.

l If the application name, which is mandatory for end-user mode, is missing in the configuration.

l Invalid installation of AppLock (e.g., missing DLLs).

l Corrupted registry settings.

To summarize, if an error occurs that prevents AppLock from switching to user mode, the password will not timeout and AppLock will wait until the correct password is entered.

Forgotten password?

See: AppLock Help

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End-User Switching Technique

Note: The touch screen must be enabled.

A checkmark indicates applications currently active or available for Launching by the user. When Keyboard is selected, the HX2 default input method (Input Panel, Transcriber, or custom input method) is activated.

The check to the left of the application name indicates that the application is active.

If the application is listed but does not have a checkmark to the left of the application name, this means the application is configured in AppLock and can be manually launched by clicking on the application name in the list.

Using a Stylus Tap

When the mobile device enters end-user mode, a Switchpad icon (it looks like three tiny windows one above the other) is displayed in the lower right corner of the display. The Switchpad is always visible on top of the application in focus. However, if only one application is configured in AppLock and the Input Panel is disabled the Switchpad is not visible.

When the user taps the Switchpad icon, a menu is displayed showing the applications available to the user. The user can tap an application name in the popup menu and the selected application is brought to the foreground. The previous application continues to run in the background. Stylus taps affect the application in focus only. When the user needs to use the Input Panel, they tap the Keyboard option. Input Panel taps affect the application in focus only.

See Also: Application Panel > Launch > Manual (Launch) and Allow Close

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Using the Switch Key Sequence

One switch key sequence (or hotkey) is defined by the administrator for the end-user to use when switching between locked applications. This is known as the Activation key. The Activation key is assigned by the Administrator using the Global Key parameter. When the switch key sequence is pressed on the keypad, the next application in the AppLock configuration is moved to the foreground and the previous application moves to the background. The previous application continues to run in the background. End-user key presses affect the application in focus only.

See Also: Start > Settings > Administration > Application Panel > Global Key

Hotkey (Activation hotkey)

If the mobile device uses Multi AppLock to allow the user to switch between applications, the default Activation key is Ctrl+Spc. The key sequence switches the focus between one application and another. Data entry affects the application running in the foreground only. Note that the system administrator may have assigned a different key sequence to use when switching applications.

End User Internet Explorer (EUIE)

AppLock supports applications that utilize Internet Explorer, such as .HTML pages and JAVA applications. The end user can run an application by entering the application name and path in Internet Explorer’s address bar.

To prevent the end user from executing an application using this method, the address bar and Options settings dialog are restricted in Internet Explorer. This is accomplished by creating an Internet Explorer that is used in end user mode: End-user Internet Explorer (EUIE.EXE). The EUIE executes the Internet Explorer application in full screen mode which removes the address bar and status bar. The Options Dialog is also removed so the end user cannot re-enable the address bar.

The administrator specifies the EUIE by checking the Internet checkbox in the Application tab of the Administrator applet. The internet application should then be entered in the Application text box.

When the Internet checkbox is enabled, the Menu and Status check boxes are available.

Enabling the Menu checkbox displays the EUIE menu which contains navigation functions like Back, Forward, Home, Refresh, etc., functions that are familiar to most Internet Explorer users. When the Menu checkbox is blank, the EUIE menu is not displayed and Navigation functions are unavailable.

When the Status checkbox is enabled, the status bar displayed by EUIE gives feedback to the end-user when they are navigating the Internet.

If the standard Internet Explorer that is shipped with the mobile device is desired, it should be treated like any other application. This means that IEXPLORER.EXE should be specified in the Application text box and the internet application should be entered in the command line. In this case, do not check the Internet checkbox.

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Application Configuration

The default Administrator Hotkey sequence is Shift+Ctrl+A.

Administrator mode allows access to all features on the device. When the hotkey is pressed to switch into Administrator mode, a password prompt is displayed (if a password has been configured). A password must be entered within 30 seconds (and within three tries) or the password prompt is removed and the device remains in end-user mode with the focus returned to the locked application. Without entry of a valid password, the switch into Administrator mode will not occur.

Settings > Control Panel > Administration icon

The password prompt is displayed if a password has been configured. When the valid password is entered, the Administration Control panel is displayed. When a valid password is not entered within 30 seconds, the user is returned to the System Control Panel.

If a password has not been configured, the Administrator Control panel is displayed.

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Application Panel

Note: Users of Single-Application AppLock have a Control tab instead of an Application tab. Some of the options in this

section do not apply to the Control tab.

Note: If your Application Panel does not look like the figure shown above, you may have the Single Application version.

Use the Application tab options to select the applications to launch when the device boots up in End-user Mode.

If no application is specified when the Administrator Control Panel is closed, the mobile device reboots into Administrator mode. If a password has been set, but an application has not been specified, the user will be prompted for the password before entering administration mode. The password prompt remains on the display until a valid password is entered.

Option Explanation

Default is blank. Move the cursor to the Filename text box and either type the application path or tap the Browse

Filename

Title

Arguments Default is blank. Enter the command line parameters for the application in the Arguments text box.

Order

Internet

Launch Button

Global Key

Global Delay

button (the … button). The standard Windows CE Browse dialog is displayed. After selecting the application from the Browse dialog, tap OK.

Default is blank. Enter the Title to be associated with the application. The assumption is that multiple copies of the same application may need unique titles in order to differentiate them in the Switchpad.

Default is 1. Enter the Order in which the application is to be loaded or presented to the end-user. Applications are launched in lowest to highest number order and do not need to be sequential.

Default is Disabled. Enable the Internet checkbox to use the End-user Internet Explorer (EUIE.EXE) When the checkbox is enabled, the Internet Menu and Internet Status are available. See the section titled End-user Internet Explorer (EUIE) for more details.

See following section titled Launch Button.

Note: AppLock Administrator Control panel file Launch option does not inter-relate with similarly-named

options contained in other Control Panels.

Default is Ctrl+Spc. Select the Global Key key sequence the end-user is to press when switching between applications. The Global Key default key sequence must be defined by the AppLock Administrator. The Global key is presented to the end-user as the Activation key.

Default is 10 seconds. Enter the number of seconds that Applications must wait before starting to run after reboot.

Note: Delay (Global) may not be available in all versions of AppLock. You can simulate a Global Delay

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Option Explanation

function by setting a delay for the first application (lowest Order) launched and setting the delay to 0 for all other applications. See Boot Options.

Input Panel

Clear Button

Scroll Buttons

Default is Disabled. Enable (check) to show the Keyboard option on the Switchpad menu. When enabled the input panel cannot be enabled or disabled for each individual application, and is available to the user for all configured applications.

Tap the Clear button to clear all currently displayed Filename or Application information. The Global settings are not cleared.

Use the left and right scroll buttons to move from application setup screen to application setup screen. The left and right buttons update the information on the screen with the previous or next configured application respectively.

Launch Button

Note: The Launch button may not be available in all versions of Multi-AppLock. Contact Technical Assistance for

downloads and AppLock update availability.

When clicked, displays the Launch options panel for the Filename selected on the Administration panel.

Note: Launch order is determined by the Order specified in the Application tab. The Order value does not have to be

sequential.

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Auto At Boot

Default is Enabled.

Auto At Boot

When enabled, automatically launches (subject to the specified Delay in seconds) the application after the unit is rebooted. If a Delay in seconds is specified, AppLock waits for the specified period of time to expire before launching the application. The Delay default value is 10 seconds; valid values are between 0 “no delay” and a maximum of 999 seconds.

Retries

This is the number of times the application launch will be retried if a failure occurs when the application is automatically launched at bootup. Valid values are between 0 (no tries) and 99 tries or -1 for infinite. Infinite tries ends when the application successfully launches. The default is 0 retries.

Delay

This timer is the time that AppLock waits prior to the initial launch of the selected application when it is automatically launched at bootup. Delay default is 10 seconds. Valid values are between 0 seconds (no delay) and 999 seconds.

The Auto At Boot delay is associated for each application; it will be either a value specified by the Administrator or it will be the delay default value. At startup, when a delay has been assigned for each application, AppLock waits for the delay associated with the first application to expire before launching the first application then AppLock waits for the delay associated with the second application to expire before launching the second application. AppLock continues in this manner until all applications are launched.

Note: A “Global Delay” can be accomplished by setting a timed delay for the first application to be launched (by lowest Order

number) and no delay (0 seconds) for all other applications.

Note: Launch order is determined by the Order specified in the Application tab. The Order value does not have to be

sequential.

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Auto Re-Launch

Default is Enabled.

When enabled for a specific application. automatically re-launches it (subject to the specified Auto Re-Launch Delay in seconds) after it terminates. This option allows the Administrator to disable the re-launch operation. AppLock cannot prevent all applications from closing. When an application that AppLock cannot prevent from closing terminates, perhaps because of an error condition, AppLock re-launches the application when this option is enabled.

Note: If Allow Close is enabled and both Auto Re-launch and Manual (Launch) are disabled, the application cannot be

restarted for the end-user or by the end-user after the application terminates.

Retries

Default is 0 tries. Retries is the number of times AppLock will try to re-launch the application. The retry count is reset after an application is successfully launched and controlled by AppLock. Valid values are between 0 (no tries) and 99 tries or -1 for infinite. Infinite tries ends when the application successfully launches.

Delay

Default is 0 seconds (no delay). Delay is the amount of time AppLock waits prior to re-launching an application that has terminated. The delay is specified in seconds. Valid values are between 0 (no delay) and 99 seconds.

AppLock must also be configured to automatically re-launch an application. To AppLock, application termination by the enduser is indistinguishable from application termination for any other reason.

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Manual (Launch)

Default is Disabled. Enabling this option allows the end-user to launch the specified application(s). Upon bootup completion an application with Manual enabled is listed on the Switchpad accompanied by a checkmark that indicates the application is currently active or available for Launching. When an application name is tapped by the end-user, the application is launched (if inactive) and brought to the foreground.

Applications set up with Manual (Launch) enabled may or may not be launched at bootup. This function is based on the application’s Auto At Boot setting. The applications have been listed as approved applications for end-user manual launch using the Switchpad menu structure. The approved applications are listed on the Switchpad. A checkmark indicates the applications active status.

When Manual (Launch) is disabled for an application, and Allow Close is enabled for the application, when the end-user closes the specific application it is no longer available (shown) on the Switchpad.

When Auto At Boot and Manual (Launch) are both disabled for a specific application, the application is 1) not placed on the list of approved applications for end-user manual launch and 2) never launched, and 3) not displayed on the Switchpad.

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Allow Close

Default is Disabled. When enabled, the associated application can be closed by the end-user.

This option allows the administrator to configure applications that consume system resources to be terminated if an error condition occurs or at the end-user’s request. Error conditions may generate a topmost popup requiring an end-user response, memory resource issues requiring an end-user response, etc. Also at the administrator’s discretion, these types of applications can be started manually (see Manual [Launch]) by the end-user.

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Match

Default is blank (match is not used).

AppLock works by associating display windows with the launched process ID. If an application uses different process IDs for windows it creates, the Match field must be used.

Use the Match field to specify up to 32 characters of the class name for the application.

For example:

l DOS applications using a standard DOS display box should specify condev_appcls in the Match textbox.

l Remote Desktop (remote.exe) should specify TSSHELLWND in the Match textbox.

Note: An update may be required to support locking remote.exe. Contact Technical Assistance for details.

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Security Panel

Hotkey

Specify the hotkey sequence that triggers AppLock to switch between administrator and user modes and the password required to enter Administrator mode. The default hotkey sequence is Shift+Ctrl+A.

A 2ndkey keypress is an invalid keypress for a hotkey sequence.

Move the cursor to the Hot Key text box. Enter the new hot key sequence by first pressing the Shift state key followed by a normal key. The hotkey selected must be a key sequence that the application being locked does not use. The hotkey sequence is intercepted by AppLock and is not passed to the application.

Input from the keyboard or Input Panel is accepted with the restriction that the normal key must be pressed from the keyboard when switching modes. The hotkey sequence is displayed in the Hot key text box with “Shift”, “Alt”, and “Ctrl” text strings representing the shift state keys. The normal keyboard key completes the hotkey sequence. The hotkey must be entered via the keypad. Some hotkeys cannot be entered via the Input Panel. Also, hotkeys entered via the SIP are not guaranteed to work properly when switching operational modes.

For example, if the ‘Ctrl’ key is pressed followed by ‘A’, “Ctrl+A” is entered in the text box. If another key is pressed after a normal key press, the hotkey sequence is cleared and a new hotkey sequence is started.

A normal key is required for the hotkey sequence and is unlike pressing the normal key during a mode switch; this key can be entered from the SIP when configuring the key. However, when the hotkey is pressed to switch modes, the normal key must be entered from the keypad; it cannot be entered from the SIP.

Password

Move the cursor to the Password text box. The passwords entered in the Password and Confirm Password fields must match. Passwords are case sensitive.

When the user exits the Administrator Control panel, the two passwords are compared to verify that they match. If they do not match, a dialog box is displayed notifying the user of the error. After the user closes the dialog box, the Security Panel is displayed and the password can then be entered and confirmed again. If the passwords match, the password is encrypted and saved.

Options Panel

AppLock contains several types of delays and timeouts to accommodate different applications. Please note that the delays specified on the Launch panel are delays before AppLock attempts to start the specified application(s). The timeouts specified on this panel are delays after AppLock has attempted to launch the application.

Launch timeout

This timeout specifies the period of time for AppLock to wait for the application to initially launch after the application has been called. For example, if the application takes time to launch and then initialize before a display a window is created, use this delay to specify the delay period.

Replace timeout

This timeout specifies the period of time for AppLock to wait after an initial screen (like a password prompt screen) is replaced by another application window.

Restart timeout

This specifies the period of time for AppLock to wait for an application to restart. If the application fails to restart automatically, AppLock then proceeds according to the options selected when the application was configured on the Application and Launch panels.

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Status Panel

Use the Status panel to view the log of previous AppLock operations and to configure which messages are to be recorded during AppLock operation.

Status information is stored in a specific location on the storage device and in a specific logfile specified by the Administrator. For this reason, the administrator can configure the type of status information that is logged, as well as clear the status information.

Move the cursor to the Filename text box and either type the logfile path or tap the Browse button (the … button). The standard Windows CE Browse dialog is displayed. After selecting the logfile from the Browse dialog, tap OK.

Note: If your Status Panel does not look like the figure shown above, you may have the Single Application version which

does not have as many options.

View

Error

Process

Extended Extended status provides more detailed information than that logged by Process Logging.

All All messages are displayed.

Tap the Refresh button after changing from one view level to another. The filtered records are displayed, all others are not displayed.

Error status messages are logged when an error occurs and is intended to be used by the administrator to determine why the specified application cannot be locked.

Processing status shows the flow control of AppLock components and is mainly intended for Customer Service when helping users troubleshoot problems with their AppLock program.

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Log

Note: If a level higher than Error is selected, the status should be cleared frequently by the administrator.

In addition to the three view levels the administrator can select that all status information be logged or turn off all status information logging completely. The system default is ‘None’; however to reduce registry use, the administrator may want to select ‘None’ after verifying the configuration. Tap the Clear button to clear the status information from the registry.

l None

l Error

l Processing

l Extended

l All

Save As

When the 'Save As'… button is selected, a standard 'Save As' dialog screen is displayed. Specify the path and filename. If the filename exists, the user is prompted whether the file should be overwritten. If the file does not exist, it is created.

AppLock Help

The mobile device won’t switch from Administration mode to end-user mode.

If the configuration is valid for one application but not the other, the switch to end-user mode fails. AppLock stays in Administration mode and is stopped until the Administrator password is entered.

The hotkey sequence needed is not allowed. What does this mean?

When the Administrator is selecting a hotkey sequence to use when switching user modes, they are not allowed to enter key combinations that are reserved by installed software applications. ONLY RFTerm key combinations are currently validated.

When RFTerm is installed on the mobile device and an RFTerm restricted key sequence is specified as a hotkey sequence by the Administrator, the following error message is displayed in a message box:

Selected hotkey is not allowed. Please reenter.

When RFTerm is not installed on the mobile device, the RFTerm keys are not restricted from use.

Can’t locate the password that has been set by the administrator?

Contact Technical Assistance.

AppLock Error Messages

Any messages whose first word is an ‘ing’ word is output prior to the action described in the message. For example, “Switching to admin-hotkey press” is logged after the administrator has pressed the hotkey but prior to starting the switch process.

For all operations that can result in an error, an Error level message is displayed when a failure occurs. These messages contain the word “failure”. These messages have a partner Extended level message that is logged which contains the word “OK” if the action completed successfully rather than with an error.

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For processing level messages, “Enter…” is logged at the beginning of the function specified in the message and “Exit…” is logged at the end (just before the return) of the function specified in the message.

Message Explanation and/or corrective action Level

Error reading hotkey The hotkey is read but not required by AppLock. LOG_EX

Error reading hotkey; using default

App Command Line= <Command line>

App= <Application name>

dwProcessID= <#> Device ID of the application being locked LOG_EX

Encrypt exported key len <#>

Encrypt password length= <#>

Encrypted data len <#> Length of the encrypted password LOG_EX

hProcess= <#> Handle of the application being locked LOG_EX

Key pressed = <#> A key has been pressed and trapped by the hotkey processing. LOG_EX

***************** The status information is being saved to a file and the file has been opened successfully. LOG_EX

Address of keyboard hook procedure failure

Address of keyboard hook procedure OK

A hotkey is required. If there is a failure reading the hotkey, the internal factory default is used.

Command line of the application being locked

Name of the application being locked

Size of encrypt export key LOG_EX

The length of the encrypted password. LOG_EX

AppLock found the kbdhook.dll, but was unable to get the address of the initialization procedure. For some reason the dll is corrupted. Look in the \Windows directory for kbdhook.dll. If it exists, delete it. Also delete AppLock.exe from the \Windows directory and reboot the unit. Deleting AppLock.exe triggers the AppLock system to reload.

AppLock successfully retrieved the address of the keyboard filter initialization procedure. LOG_EX

LOG_ERROR

LOG_ PROCESSING

LOG_ERROR

Alt pressed The Alt key has been pressed and trapped by the HotKey processing. LOG_EX

Alt Processing the hotkey and backdoor entry LOG_EX

Application handle search failure

Application handle search OK

Application load failure

Backdoor message received

Cannot find kbdhook.dll

Converted Pwd Converted password from wide to mbs. LOG_EX

Could not create event EVT_HOTKEYCHG

Could not hook keyboard

The application being locked did not complete initialization. LOG_ERROR

The application initialized itself successfully LOG_ERROR

The application could not be launched by AppLock; the application could not be found or is corrupted.

The backdoor keys have been pressed. The backdoor hotkeys provide a method for customer service to get a user back into their system without editing the registry or reloading the device.

The load of the keyboard filter failed. This occurs when the dll is missing or is corrupted. Look in the \Windows directory for kbdhook.dll. If it exists, delete it. Also delete AppLock.exe from the \Windows directory and reboot the unit. Deleting AppLock.exe triggers the AppLock system to reload.

The keyboard filter uses this event at the Administrator Control panel. The event could not be created.

If the keyboard cannot be controlled, AppLock cannot process the hotkey. This failure prevents a mode switch into user mode.

LOG_ERROR

LOG_ PROCESSING

LOG_ERROR

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Message Explanation and/or corrective action Level

Could not start thread HotKeyMon

Ctrl after L or X Processing the backdoor entry. LOG_EX

Ctrl pressed The Ctrl key has been pressed and trapped by the HotKey processing. LOG_EX

Ctrl Processing the hotkey and backdoor entry. LOG_EX

Decrypt acquire context failure

Decrypt acquired context OK

Decrypt create hash failure

Decrypt created hash OK Decryption process ok. LOG_EX

Decrypt failure Unable to decrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Decrypt import key failure Unable to decrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Decrypt imported key OK Decryption process ok. LOG_EX

Encrypt acquire context failure

Encrypt acquire encrypt context failure

The keyboard filter must watch for hot key changes. The watch process could not be initiated.

Unable to decrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Decryption process ok. LOG_EX

Unable to decrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

LOG_ERROR

Encrypt acquired encrypt context OK

Encrypt create hash failure

Encrypt create key failure Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt created encrypt hash OK

Encrypt export key failure Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt export key length failure

Encrypt exported key OK Encrypt password process successful. LOG_EX

Encrypt failure The password encryption failed. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt gen key failure Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt generate key failure

Encrypt get user key failure

Encrypt get user key ok Encrypt password process successful. LOG_EX

Encrypt hash data failure Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt password process successful. LOG_EX

Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt password process successful. LOG_EX

Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt hash data from pwd OK

Encrypt length failure Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

Encrypt password process successful. LOG_EX

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Message Explanation and/or corrective action Level

Encrypt out of memory for key

Encrypted data OK The password has been successfully encrypted. LOG_EX

Enter AppLockEnumWindows

Enter DecryptPwd Entering the password decryption process.

Enter EncryptPwd Entering the password encryption processing.

Enter FullScreenMode

Enter GetAppInfo

Enter password dialog Entering the password dialog processing.

Enter password timeout Entering the password timeout processing.

Enter restart app timer

Unable to encrypt password. LOG_ERROR

In order for AppLock to control the application being locked so it can prevent the application from exiting, AppLock launches the application and has to wait until it has created and initialized its main window. This message is logged when the function that waits for the application initialization is entered.

Entering the function that switches the screen mode. In full screen mode, the taskbar is hidden and disabled.

Processing is at the beginning of the function that retrieves the application information from the registry.

Some application shut down before AppLock can stop it. In these cases, AppLock gets notification of the exit. When the notification is received, AppLock starts a timer to restart the application. This message logs that the timer has expired and the processing is at the beginning of the timer function.

LOG_EX

LOG_ PROCESSING

Enter TaskbarScreenMode

Enter ToAdmin Entering the function that handles a mode switch into admin mode.

Enter ToUser Entering the function that handles the mode switch to user mode

Enter verify password Entering the password verification processing.

Exit AppLockEnumWindowsFound

Exit AppLockEnumWindowsNot found

Exit DecryptPwd Exiting password decryption processing.

Exit EncryptPwd Exiting password encryption processing.

Exit FullScreenMode Exiting the function that switches the screen to full screen.

Exit GetAppInfo

Entering the function that switches the screen to non-full screen mode and enable the taskbar.

There are two exit paths from the enumeration function. This message denotes the enumeration function found the application.

There are two exit paths from the enumeration function. This message denotes the enumeration function did not find the application.

Processing is at the end of the function that retrieved the application information from the registry.

LOG_ PROCESSING

Exit password dialog Exiting password prompt processing.

LOG_

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Message Explanation and/or corrective action Level

PROCESSING

Exit password dialogcancel

Exit password dialog-OK Exiting password prompt successfully.

Exit password timeout Exiting password timeout processing.

Exit restart app timer Processing is at the end of the timer function

Exit TaskbarScreenMode

Exit ToAdmin Exiting the function that handles the mode switch into admin mode.

Exit ToUser Exiting the user mode switch function.

Exit ToUser-Registry read failure

Exit verify password-no pwd set

Exit verify passwordresponse from dialog

Found taskbar The handle to the taskbar has been found so that AppLock can disable it in user mode.

Exiting password prompt w/cancel.

Exiting the function that switches the screen mode back to normal operation for the administrator.

The AppName value does not exist in the registry so user mode cannot be entered.

Exiting password verification.

LOG_ PROCESSING

Getting address of keyboard hook init procedure

Getting configuration from registry

Getting encrypt pwd length

Hook wndproc failure

Hook wndproc of open app failure

Hot key event creation failure

Hot key pressed Processing the hotkey and backdoor entry LOG_EX

Hot key set event failure

Hotkey press message received

AppLock is retrieving the address of the keyboard hook.

The AppLock configuration is being read from the registry. This occurs at initialization and also at entry into user mode. The registry must be re-read at entry into user mode in case the administration changed the settings of the application being controlled.

The length of the encrypted password is being calculated. LOG_EX

AppLock is unable to lock the application. This could happen if the application being locked encountered an error after performing its initialization and shut itself down prior to being locked by AppLock.

The application is open, but AppLock cannot lock it. LOG_ERROR

The Admin applet is unable to create the hotkey notification. LOG_ERROR

When the administrator changes the hotkey configuration the hotkey controller must be notified. This notification failed.

The user just pressed the configured hotkey.

LOG_ PROCESSING

LOG_ERROR

LOG_ PROCESSING

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Honeywell HX2 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Disclaimer

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

End User License Agreement (EULA)

Important Battery Information

Li-Ion Battery

Continuous Scan Mode

Components

Front

Alpha Mode 3 Tap Keypad

Dual Alpha Keypad

Triple Tap Keypad

Back

Connectors

Ring Scanner / Audio / Battery Connection

Cradle Connection

Ring Scanner and Ring Imager

Cables

Battery and HX2 Connector

Audio, Battery and HX2 Connector

Ring Scanner Extended Cable

Li-Ion Battery

Battery Connectors

Standard Battery

Extended Battery

Mounting Bracket Clips

Connect

Disconnect

System Status LEDs

Reboot

Warm Boot

Cold Boot

HX2 Help

Chapter 2: Hardware

System Hardware

802.11b/g and a/b/g Wireless Client

Central Processing Unit

System Memory

Internal SD Memory Card

Video Subsystem

Power Supply

Bluetooth Pairing

Input/Output Connectors

Audio Support

Speaker

Volume Control

Voice

Touch Screen

Keypads

The Alpha Mode 3 Tap Keypad

Alpha Modifier Key

Blue Modifier Key

Mappable Keys

The Dual Alpha Keypad

Features

The Triple Tap Keypad

Features

Chapter 3: Power

Power Modes

Primary Events Listing

On Mode

The Display

The HX2

Suspend Mode

The HX2

Off Mode

Batteries

Checking Battery Status

Status LED and the Batteries

Main Battery Pack

Battery Hotswapping

Low Battery Warning

Backup Battery

Handling Batteries Safely

Chapter 4: Software

Operating System and Software Load