600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer
USER’S GUIDE
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PN: 961-054-014
Revision F
August 2001
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CONTENTS
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SECTION 1
General Information
About this User’s Guide 1-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industrial Mobile Computer Description 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer Keyboard 1-5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display 1-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Battery 1-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Memory 1-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Gold] Key 1-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ON/OFF (Suspend and Resume) Key 1-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serial Port 1-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Resetting 1-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer Response Center and Product Service 1-11. . . . . . . .
Factory Service 1-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CRC (Customer Response Center) 1-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifications 1-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 2 2-1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operation 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting Started 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charging the Battery 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing CompactFlash Card 2-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing the CompactFlash Card 2-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Booting Your Computer 2-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For DOS Applications 2-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For Windows CE Applications 2-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing Windows CE Components 2-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Running Windows CE and the Demo Application 2-8. . . . . . .
For Windows 95 Applications 2-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Panning 2-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Downloading from Host Computer 2-11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening your Application 2-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 3
Routine Care and Maintenance
Low Battery Indication 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleaning Your Computer 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Case and Display 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 4
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Table 4-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Related Publications 4-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair Service 4-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
APPENDIX A
Connector Pin-Outs
16-Pin Docking Connector A-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
APPENDIX B
DOS Utilities Program
Entry Point B-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pop-Up Menus B-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drop-Down Lists B-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alphanumeric Fields B-3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Title Screen B-4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Language Selection B-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communications Menu B-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option 1 BEGIN COMM SESSION B-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If using PSROM0C V2.xx: B-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If using PSROM0C V3.xx: B-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option 2 COMM SETTING B-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option 3 UNIT ID B-22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Option 4 NETWORK PARAMETERS B-22. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option 4 MODEM PARAMETERS B-24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option 5 NETWORK INTERFACE B-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option 5 PHONE NUMBER B-29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option 9 ADVANCED UTILITIES B-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FIGURES
Figure 1-1 Front and Back View 1-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 1-2 Top, Bottom, and Side View 1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 1-3 16-Key Keyboard 1-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 1-4 CompactFlash Card Slot 1-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 1-5 Resetting your Computer 1-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 2-1 Computer Being Connected to a Wall Charger 2-2
Figure 2-2 Power Status LED 2-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure 2-3 Accessing the CompactFlash Card Slot 2-4. . . . . .
Figure 2-4 Removing CompactFlash Card 2-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLES
Table 1-1 Gold Legend Keypad Functions 1-8. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 4-1 Basic Troubleshooting 4-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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Section 1
General Information
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About this User’s Guide
Section 1
Contains general information about the components of your
600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer. This includes
telling you how the user guide is organized, a summary of
the sections, and the specifications.
Section 2
Tells you how to prepare for using your computer.
Section 3
Contains routine maintenance information for your
computer. Routine maintenance includes recharging the
battery, and cleaning the computer.
Section 4
Takes you through procedures to use when troubleshooting
your computer. This section does not contain all
troubleshooting that can be done by an authorized
Customer Support Specialist, but does contain information
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to aid you in determining the level of assistance you may
need.
Appendix A
Pin-outs for the external connectors.
Appendix B
DOS Utilities Program setup screens.
Glossary
Contains definitions to words or phrases used in this user’s
guide.
Index
An alphabetically listing of the subjects and page numbers
contained in this user’s guide.
Industrial Mobile Computer Description
Industrial Mobile Computers are used in the marketplace
to perform a wide variety of tasks. The 600 Series
Industrial Mobile Computer provides features and benefits
that include:
" Rugged design
" Fast data processing
" Touch screen display
" Signature capture
Additionally, your computer has the ability to use:
" CompactFlash cards
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" Internal modem with CompactFlash card size and for-
mat
The following descriptions will familiarize you with the
name, function, and locations of the components.
Figure 1-1, and Figure 1-2, on pages 1-3, and 1-4, show
you these key components.
Touch screen
display
Stylus
Keypad
Power
status
Scan indicator
Front Back
Figure 1-1
Front and Back View
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Scanner lens
(optional)
Charger
jack
Scanner
button
Scroll up key
Top End
Bottom End
Action key
CompactFlash
card slot
Docking
connector
Speaker
Scroll down
key
Side View
Figure 1-2
Top, Bottom, and Side View
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Computer Keyboard
This Industrial Mobile Computer provides a 16 key
keyboard. All keys with the exception of the [I/O] and
[Gold] keys are programmable for individual functions.
Figure 1-3 on page 1-5 details the basic keyboard layout.
ON/OFF
(Suspend/Resume)
Tab
BkSp (Back Space)
Numeric
keys
Backlight
(Gold + 3)
ENTER
Gold
Esc (Escape)
Figure 1-3
16-Key Keyboard
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Display
This Industrial Mobile Computer offers an easy to read
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with touch screen. The
display shows status messages, keyed-in entries, customer
or product lists, calculations, and prompts for responses.
The touch screen can be used with a stylus, or your finger
to choose functions, record signatures, or enter data.
Adjust Contrast
To adjust the display contrast level, hold down the [Gold]
key and press either to increase to decrease.
Backlight
Your Industrial Mobile Computer display features a
backlight. Backlighting provides a great benefit in dark
conditions. Backlighting does, however, reduce battery life,
therefore, turn off the backlight when not needed.
Backlight On/Off
To turn the backlight on, hold down the [Gold] key and
press the key. To turn the backlight off, hold down
the [Gold] and press the key again.
Battery
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NOTE: It is important to charge your Industrial Mobile Computer for at least
4 hours before you use it the first time.
This Industrial Mobile Computer uses a 1550 mAh lithium
ion rechargeable battery.
If your computer goes into a shutdown mode because of low
battery condition, your computer will not operate. Your
computer does this to ensure that the data is protected.
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Although the battery will protect the data against loss for
up to 72 hours, it is best to put your unit on a charging
source when you first detect low battery.
Memory
Three types of memory are available with this Industrial
Mobile Computer:
" Main Memory DRAM
" Flash ROM
" CompactFlash Cards
Main Memory
Standard main memory DRAM configuration is 16
megabytes (MB) with an available option of 32 MB. Memory
and the real time clock is protected up to 72 hours by your
computer shutting down operation after detecting low
battery.
Flash ROM
The 512K Flash ROM stores the BIOS. Flash ROM cannot
be used for storage of customer applications or data files.
CompactFlash Cards
Your Industrial Mobile Computer employs an internal card
slot. The internal slot is a CompactFlash Type I storage
device. This device acts as the boot drive for the system.
This CompactFlash card is not externally accessible.
Your 600 Series provides an optional external card slot. The
external slot is a CompactFlash Type II slot that is
accessible at the top of your computer. It can be used for an
additional CompactFlash storage card, or a CompactFlash
modem. If part of the modem extends beyond the top of the
unit it becomes vulnerable to breakage if dropped. Removal
of the device is recommended between communication.
Additionally, most CompactFlash modem devices are not
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power management friendly so battery life may be
negatively effected. Intermec also offers the mini-land line
modem which connects to the 600 Series via the docking
connector.
Card slot
Figure 1-4
CompactFlash Card Slot
[Gold] Key
Hold down and press desired gold key functions. Continue
to hold down the [Gold] key for each gold legend key stroke
you wish to make.
Gold Legend Keypad Functions
Holding down the [Gold] Key and then a gold legend key
allows additional keypad functions. These functions are
described in Table 1-1 on page 1-8.
Table 1-1
Gold Legend Keypad Functions
Gold + Icon Result
1 Increases display screen contrast
2 Decreases display screen contrast
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Table 1-1 (continued)
Gold Legend Keypad Functions
Gold + ResultIcon
3 Toggles Backlight on and off
Tab Home
4 Pg Up Page Up
5
6 Pg Dn Page Down
DEL . (period)
7
8
9
ESC Alt
0 Ctrl (control)
Enter End
Y
A
B
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Up arrow
Left arrow
Down arrow
Right arrow
ON/OFF (Suspend and Resume)
Key
In order to conserve power your Industrial Mobile
Computer may automatically suspend when there has been
no activity for a set period of time. The suspend time can be
programmed through the setup parameters for your
computer.
To force a suspend, press the [I/O] key, or a key that may be
defined as the suspend key, and hold the key down for three
seconds. Toresume operation, press the [I/O] key. To achieve
maximum battery life force suspend is recommended.
Serial Port
Your computer can access serial devices through the dock’s
RS-232 serial port, using one of these accessories:
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" A serial cable plugs into and latches to the docking
connector and provides a standard PC compatible
DB-9 (male) serial port.
" A data sychronous cable plugs into and latches to the
docking connector and provides a DB-9 (female) which
can be plugged into a standard PC serial port.
" The 600 Series Single/Vehicle Dock provides a stan-
dard PC compatible DB-9 (male) serial port.
" The 600 Series Multidock converts the signals from
the computer’s RS-232 serial port to RS-485 and
brings out an RS-485 bus to two DB-9 female connectors compatible with Norand RS-485 networking.
Resetting
In the rare event that your Industrial Mobile Computer
fails to respond to your input, it may be necessary to
“reset.” To reset press the [Gold], [Esc], and [0] keys at the
same time, hold the keys down for three seconds, and your
computer will reboot. Resetting takes you to the start up
screen.
Reset keys
Figure 1-5
Resetting your Computer
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Customer Response Center and Product
Service
Factory Service
If your unit is faulty, you can ship it to your nearest
authorized Service Center for factory-quality service. The
address and telephone number are included on the Product
Service Information Card shipped with your product.
CRC (Customer Response Center)
Intermec Technologies Corporation CRC (technical
support), telephone number: 1-800-755-5505 (USA or
Canada) or 1-425-356-1799.
Email: support@intermec.com If you want to Email a
problem or question to the CRC be sure to include the
following information in your message:
Your name
The company name
The company address
Phone number and Email address where you or the
customer can be contacted
Problem description or questions (be specific)
Also if the equipment was purchased through a VAR please
include the VAR information
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Specifications
Size: 9.1 cm (3.6 inches) wide
15.5 cm (6.1 inches) long
3.0 cm (1.2 inches) tall
Temperature:
Recommended Operating:
Extreme Operating:
Storage Temperature:
Weight: 312 g (11 ounces.)
Humidity: 5 to 95% noncondensing
Static Protection: 17 kV (air discharge) 8 kV (current injection)
Battery: 3.8 V, 1550 mAh lithium ion battery
Hours of Operation: 8--10 hours
Charging Temperature:
Communication:
Interface: RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet 10BASE-T (through
Protocol: Norand Proprietary Communications Protocol
System Components:
FLASH: 512K FLASH array (standard)
RAM: 16 or 32 MB
Operating System: MS--DOS, Windows CE, and Windows 95
Card Options: CompactFlash Type II
Display: 953 cm (3.75 inches); 240 (wide) 320 (long)
0 to +50_C (32 to +122_F)
--20 to +60_C (--4 to +140_F)
--20 to +60_C (--4 to +140_F)
0 to +50_C (32 to +122_F)
Dock)
(NPCP), TCP/IP
pixels, monochrome LCD
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Section 2
Operation
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This section tells you how to:
" Charge the battery
" Power-up your 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer
" Install CompactFlash cards
Getting Started
Unpack your 600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer and
inspect it for signs of physical damage from shipment or
storage.
When you start using your computer or any time that all
power has been completely removed, you are “cold booting”
it. The method you use depends on your application.
For example you may download the application and data
into your computer. Or, you may use CompactFlash cards to
load the application and data.
Depending on the method you are using, the result will be
the same but the steps you go through may vary from the
way this user’s guide presents the material.
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Charging the Battery
Charging your battery pack can be done either in a dock or
using an ac wall charger connected to your computer.
Figure 2-1 on page 2-2 shows your computer being
connected to an ac charger. Figure 2-2 on page 2-3 shows
the computer and explains the Power Status conditions that
you might see during the charging process.
Normal time to recharge your battery pack is four hours.
When your battery is fully charged your computer should
run about 8--10 hours.
SECTION 2Operation
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Figure 2-1
Computer Being Connected to a Wall Charger
The following devices charge the battery when seated in
the unit.
" Single/Vehicle dock
" Multidock
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Power Status LED
Power Status:
Blinking Red indicates low battery status
Continuous Red indicates charging in process
Continuous Green indicates charging complete
Blinking Green indicates computer is in standby mode
Off indicates normal operation
Figure 2-2
Power Status LED
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Installing CompactFlash Card
1. Gently apply pressure as you guide the card downward into the card slot.
2. Press at the top end of the card to “set” the bottom end
of the card in the pin connector at the bottom of the
card slot.
3. Gradually relax the pressure but still gently press the
card into place until it is fully seated down in the card
slot.
CompactFlash card Wide channel
SECTION 2Operation
Accessing the CompactFlash Card Slot
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Removing the CompactFlash Card
Use the tip of your stylus, inserted in the slot and under the
edge on the CompactFlash card, to slide the card out
enough to get ahold of it and pull straight out on the card
slot. Intermec also offers self-adhesive pull tabs (p/n
806-896-001) to help with removal of CF cards.
1 2
Stylus slot
3
Figure 2-4
Removing CompactFlash Card
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