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Falcon
DOS Fixed Station Data Terminal
User’s Guide
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FALCON
DOS Fixed Station Terminals
USER’S GUIDE
Falcon DOS Fixed Station Data Terminal
User’s Guide
Second Edition © PSC 2001
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00-658-00 (Rev. B)
September 2001
CONTENTS
Preface: About this Guide ...................................................................................iii
Overview ......................................................................................... iv
Style Conventions............................................................................. v
Document Conventions............................................................ v
Keys and Keystroke Conventions .............................................. v
Chapter 1: Introduction to Falcon Fixed Station Terminals....................... 1
Overview .......................................................................................... 2
Product Labeling .............................................................................. 2
Power Requirements......................................................................... 3
Radio Frequency Interference........................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Falcon Basics .......................................................................................... 5
Overview .......................................................................................... 6
Turning the Unit On ....................................................................... 7
First-Time Use .......................................................................... 7
“Please Wait” Messages ............................................................. 8
The Falcon Applications................................................................... 8
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Contents
Chapter 3: The Falcon Keypad .............................................................................. 9
Falcon 510 Keypad vs. a PC Keyboard ...........................................10
Input Modes...................................................................................12
Repeating Keystrokes......................................................................13
International Characters..................................................................14
Chapter 4: The Falcon Viewport.........................................................................15
Overview ........................................................................................16
Adjusting the Contrast....................................................................16
Status LEDs....................................................................................17
Navigation Buttons.........................................................................18
Moving the Viewport Display.........................................................19
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting, Care and Technical Support .......................21
Troubleshooting .............................................................................22
Bar Codes................................................................................22
Serial Communications ...........................................................23
Care and Cleaning ..........................................................................23
Technical Support ..........................................................................24
Index........................................................................................................vii
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Preface:
About this Guide
PREFACE CONTENTS
Overview ................................................................... vi
Style Conventions..................................................... vii
Document Conventions........................................ vii
Keys and Keystroke Conventions........................... vii
About this Guide
Overview
This book provides information about Falcon DOS fixed station data
terminals for first-time users. The focus of this manual is:
! Basic use of the Falcon
! Entering data from the Falcon keypad
! Viewport panning and contrast
For additional information about Falcon DOS fixed station data
terminals, including instructions on transferring files from a Falcon to a
PC, refer to the Falcon DOS Fixed Station Data Terminals Advanced
User’s Guide.
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Style Conventions
Style Conventions
Document Conventions
Formatting conventions are used throughout this guide as a method of
providing consistency for notes, cautions, and warnings.
Notes Notes appear throughout the manual to provide additional information
on a topic, including technical details, exceptions to instructions and
other pertinent information. These notes are identified by the notepad
symbol to the right and bold italics text.
Cautions Cautions indicate recommendations or important information for the
user to know before proceeding. They can also indicate where certain
actions could cause damage to the unit. They are identified by the
exclamation mark in a triangle and bold italics text. This text appears in
gold bold italics text if the user is viewing the manual in electronic PDF
form on their computer.
Warnings War ni ng s indicate a danger of injury to the user. They are identified by
the exclamation mark in a triangle and bold italics text. This text
appears in red bold italics text if the user is viewing the manual in
electronic PDF form on their computer.
Keys and Keystroke Conventions
Portable keys and keystroke conventions are used throughout this
manual to identify the difference between a key on the portable and
keystrokes input by the user. Brackets such as: “
on the Falcon Portable. Data or keystrokes entered by the user are
printed in a monospaced typeface.
<Scan>” indicate a key
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Introduction to Falcon
Fixed Station Terminals
CHAPTER CONTENTS
Overview.....................................................................2
Product Labeling ........................................................2
Power Requirements ................................................... 3
Radio Frequency Interference ..................................... 4
Introduction to Falcon Fixed Station Terminals
Overview
This chapter provides an introduction to the Falcon 510 DOS fixed
station data terminals. It provides the following information:
! Product labels and safety information
! Power supply specifics
! FCC information on radio frequency interference
For information on Falcon portables, refer to the Falcon DOS Portable
Data Terminals User’s Guide.
Product Labeling
Figure 1-1: Bottom View of the Falcon 510 and Label
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