Paxar TC7400TROI, PPT 2700, PPT 2800 User Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The Monarch® RF link with Trigger 7400™ unit is a dual-purpose device. It is a radio frequency (RF) solution for cable-less communication between a Symbol® PPT 2700 or 2800 terminal and a Monarch® Sierra Sport™2 9460™ printer. It also has a trigger to initiate a bar code scans easily.

The RF link device is under control of an application running on the terminal. Your System Administrator must load the application before you use it.

Getting Started

To start using the RF link device:

1. Insert a charged battery into the terminal. See the terminal’s

documentation for more information. The terminal’s battery also powers the RF link device.

2. Insert the terminal into the RF link device. See “Inserting/Removing

the Terminal,” below.

3. Load supplies in the printer. See the printer’s documentation for

more information.

4. Link the RF link device with the printer. See “Linking the RF

Modules,” below.

5. Run the application on the terminal. Your System Administrator will

instruct you how to do this.

NOTE: When using the RF link device, be sure to put your hand through

the safety strap before grabbing the handle.

Inserting/Removing the Terminal

To insert the terminal into the RF link device:

1. Hold the RF link device upright horizontally with the trigger facing

the palm of your hand. Hold the terminal with the other hand, oriented so that the word Symbol is at the bottom.

2. Push the insert/release lever with your thumb, and slide the terminal

(bottom first) into the RF link device’s slot, making sure the RF link device’s connector goes into the terminal’s communication port. It will click into place.

Insert/Release

Lever

To remove the terminal from the RF link device:

1. Hold the RF link device upright horizontally with the trigger facing

the palm of your hand.

2. Push the insert/release lever with your thumb, and pull the terminal

out of the RF link device.

2 Operating Instructions

Linking the RF Modules

Despite there being no physical connection (a cable), the RF link device and printer must still be linked so they can communicate. To set up the link:

1. Turn off the RF link device, printer, and terminal. See the

documentation for the terminal and printer for more information. Following is the RF link device’s power switch.

Power

Switch

2. Move the RF link device (with terminal inserted) and the printer

within three meters of each other.

3. Turn on the terminal.

4. Turn on the printer. Ready appears on its screen.

5. Turn on the RF link device. The linking process begins.

When the link is established, the RF link device’s Status LED (green) blinks, and RF Ready appears on the printer’s screen.

If a problem occurs with the link, the Error LED (yellow) turns on. If this occurs, see “Troubleshooting.”

Status LED

Error LED

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