Trimble NOMADBT, NOMADWF Users Manual

Contents

Welcome...........................................................................1

Device Hardware ..............................................................2

Unit Setup.........................................................................4

Working with the Unit and the Battery.............................8

Settings on your Unit......................................................15

Communication...............................................................19

Caring for your Unit .......................................................27

Environmental Considerations........................................28

Safe use of your Unit......................................................29

Environmental Specifications.........................................31

Hardware Specifications.................................................31

Troubleshooting..............................................................32

Regulatory Information...................................................34

Declaration of Conformity..............................................35

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the most powerful and advanced handheld computer available on the market today. The rugged design of your handheld allows you to work in harsh outdoor environments. You can operate your unit in blazing heat, subzero cold, driving rain, or dusty job sites – places you could not take a consumer-grade unit.

NOTE: Not all the features discussed in this manual will apply to every unit, as some of the features are offered as options. If the feature described does not apply to your unit, please disregard that section.

Device Hardware

Front View

PDA Keypad

Expansion Cap

Front View

Numeric Data Keypad

Expansion Cap

Notification LED

Application Soft Key*

Start*

Power

Enter

*See settings for assignable application buttons (keys)

USB I/O Boot

Navigation pad

Battery LED

pplication

Soft Key*

OK*

Today*

Notification LED

pplication

Soft Key*

Start*

Tab*

Shift Key*

Power

Number pad and Navigation keys

The shift key accesses the shifted functions

For more information about shifted keys,

Serial I/O Boot

see page 17

Battery LED

pplication

Soft Key*

OK*

Backspace*

Today*

Enter*

Mini-

USB

USB Host

Audio

Jack

External

Power

Mini-

USB

Serial

External

Power

Back View

with hand strap

Expansion Cap

Stylus Holder

I/O Boot

Battery Door

Battery Door screws

I/O Boot

Basic

Expansion Cap

An extended cap, sold as an accessory, can be used for oversized CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) cards.

NOTE: Be sure to read the warranty and safety information in this manual prior to using your unit.

slot

Basic

without Cap

CF slot

type II

Hand Strap

8-pin

custom

Unit Setup

1. Install the battery

The Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery and battery cover are shipped detached from the unit. Insert the battery into the compartment so the connectors on the battery mate with the pins in the battery compartment, pressing firmly. Place the battery door over the battery, with the flat side of the battery door at the top.

Remove the cap from the Philips screwdriver end of the stylus or use a small #1 Philips head screwdriver to finger tighten the four screws in the battery door.

NOTE: DO NOT use the screwdriver part of the stylus on the touchscreen or it will scratch your screen. Only use the smooth end of the stylus.

IMPORTANT: Fully charge the battery once installed in the unit.

The battery gauge may not be accurate until it has been fully charged at least one time. The battery LED (right side of unit) will turn green once fully charged.

2. Charge the battery

The AC adapter that ships with your unit has interchangeable AC plugs to fit almost every electrical outlet. Connect the appropriate AC plug to the AC adapter. Plug into an electrical outlet and plug the barrel end of the AC adapter into the unit. The battery gauge may not be accurate until it has been fully charged at least one time and may take up to about 4 ½ hours, depending on the initial state of the battery. A full charge is indicated by the battery LED (right side of the unit) turning green.

Warning! Be sure to only use the AC adapter included with your unit. Use of other adapters will void the product warranty.

3. Install the screen protector

To keep the touchscreen clean and protected, install the screen protector following the instructions provided on the screen protector package. Unprotected screens become scratched and scuffed over time. Screen protectors extend the life of the display by providing a protective and replaceable barrier between abrasive grit and the surface of the display.

Screen damage associated with failure to use a screen protector is not covered under warranty,

4. Attach the hand strap

Attach the hand strap to the back case.

5. Turning your unit on and off

The unit will boot up when the battery is installed. If not, press and release the green Power key on the keypad. To turn your unit off, press and release the Power key again.

One of the most convenient features of your unit is “instant on” and “instant off” (also known as “suspend/resume”). There is no waiting for the unit to boot up every time it is turned on. “Instant on” does not occur on the first boot-up.

When the unit first turns on, the message “Tap the screen to set up your Windows Mobile-based device” will appear.

6. Align screen

The Align Screen message will display a series of targets to tap in sequence on the screen. Use the stylus to tap the targets firmly and accurately. Sometimes you need to repeat the alignment procedure more than once to provide a satisfactory alignment.

7. Location – time zone

Select your time zone location, set the time and date to the correct values and tap Next.

8. Password – lock (optional)

You do not have to provide a password unless you are concerned about unauthorized use. To eliminate using a password, tap Skip.

If you opt for password protection the password must be entered every time you turn the unit on or use the Power key to resum e operation.

WARNING: BE CERTAIN TO REMEMBER THE PASSWORD. The only way to recover from a forgotten password is to perform a Clean Boot and you will LOSE all application software, licenses, settings and data on your unit. See page 12 about how to perform a Clean Boot.

9. Using the expansion ports

To access the expansion ports, use the Philips screwdriver end of the stylus or a small #1 Philips head screwdriver to rotate the two quarter-turn fasteners and remove the Expansion Cap.

Under the Expansion Cap is a Secure Digital (SD) expansion slot. (Windows Mobile

6 will not recognize storage card s greater than 2GB). There is also a CompactFlash (CF) type II slot and an 8-pin custom connector (for third-party developers).

Gently insert cards with the front of the card facing toward the display side of the unit. Insert the card into the slot and release; the card should catch in the slot. Always push the card in straight, never at an angle or forced.

slot

CF slot

type II

To eject an SD card, gently press the top of the card to release it. To eject a CF card, press the eject button located next to the CF.

NOTE: DO NOT use the unit without reattaching the cap and the boot. The unit is NOT sealed when the cap or boot is off and water damage can occur, voiding the warranty.

10. I/O Boots

There are two types of Boots available. The boots can be swapped by loosening the screws pointed out in the picture below.

USB I/O Boot

Screws to swap Boot

Serial I/O Boot

Screws to swap Boot

Mini-

USB

USB Host

Audio

Jack

External

Power

Mini-

USB

Pin 1

Pin 6

Serial

Both boots have a mini-USB connector that uses a USB 2.0 A male to mini USB B 5-pin cable (included with the unit). The Mini-USB can be used to connect to a personal computer (PC).

USB I/O Boot: Has a USB host port to connect to USB client devices. Has an audio jack that is wired for a headset with a mono speaker(s) and mic combination. It is not for stereo headsets.

Note: Many USB host peripheral devices supported on personal computers are not supported by this unit. There are two classes of USB devices that have native support in the OS:

1.) USB Human Interface Devices (HID) examples include

keyboards and some barcode scanners.

2.) USB Mass-Storage devices examples include memory-keys,

hard disks, some digital cameras, and memory card readers.

Pin 9

Pin 5

Power

Before purchasing a USB peripheral, check with the manufacturer to ensure that it will operate with one of these natively supported USB classes. Some devices have no applicability in Windows Mobile. For example, mice do not make sense to use with your unit because it is designed to be touchscreen operated.

Serial I/O Boot: For use with serial devices. NOTE: COM1 is always reserved for the 9-pin port, even if you don’t have a unit with a serial boot.

Working with the Unit and the Battery

Battery life: The Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery life is dependent

upon the application and operating environment. Frequent keypad and display backlight usage, heavy usage of the Wireless LAN (WLAN), cold temperatures, GPS, and high power consumption CF and SD devices can all significantly reduce the battery life. Other factors that may have some impact on battery life include heavy usage of the Bluetooth radio and heavy processing by the CPU, but these factors are typically less significant.

Tips for extending the battery life:

- Keypad backlight: The default is off. This backlight uses a lot

of power so use only when necessary. For information on changing the backlight settings, see page 16.

- Display backlight: The default is on. Minimize the amount of

time the backlight stays on when idle. Dim the backlight to only as bright as required to view the display.

Wireless LAN

ONLY when necessary. Turn off when not needed.

Cold temperatures

feasible, keep it inside your coat or a vehicle when not in use.

: Ensure that the GPS-aware applications that

GPS

communicate with the GPS are closed when not being actively used. The Today screen tells if the GPS is running.

Expansion ports

cards and use them only when necessary.

Auto features

Advanced.

with the shortest amount of time.

: If your unit comes with embedded WLAN, use

: Keep the unit as warm as possible. If

: Use low-power consumption CF and SD

: Tap

Start / Settings / System / Power /

Make sure the unit is powered off when not in use

Charging the battery: The battery can be charged in the unit or separate from the unit with an external battery charger, sold as an accessory. Connect the appropriate AC plug to the AC adapter. Plug into an electrical outlet and plug the barrel end of the AC adapter into the unit. The unit will be fully charged in about 4 to

4.5 hours. A full charge is indicated by the battery LED (right side of the unit) turning green. The manufacturer recommended

temperature range for charging the battery is between 0°C and +45°C (+32°F and +113°F). If the battery temperature is outside of this range, the battery will not charge.

Warning! Be sure to only use the AC adapter included with your unit. Use of other adapters will void the product warranty.

Battery Status (right LED)

Color Function

Off Solid yellow Solid green Blinking yellow

On battery power

Charging on AC adapter

Fully charged on AC adapter

Battery fault during charging (temperature

out of range, defective or missing battery)

Changing the battery: The battery is designed to be quickly changed (if you have additional batteries). The unit saves enough power that if you swap the battery within approximately one minute, it will not trigger a reset. If the saved power runs out before the new battery is installed, the unit will reset. This will not impact saved data, programs or configuration, however unsaved data will be lost and the time will need to be reset.

To change a battery, perform the following steps:

1. Close open applications and save data in case the battery exchange takes too long.

2. Remove the hand strap from the unit.

3. Turn the unit off using

Replace Battery

(ensures that alarms will not wake up the unit while changing the battery). Press and hold the

Power

key and tap

Replace Battery

. See page

12 about the Power Menu.

4. Use the supplied stylus or a small #1 Philips head screwdriver to loosen the four screws in the battery door.

5. Remove the battery from the unit.

6. Quickly insert the replacement battery onto the unit.

7. Place the battery door over the battery, with the flat side of the battery door at the top of the unit. Use the stylus or screwdriver to finger tighten the four screws.

8. Replace the hand strap.

9. Turn the unit ON to resume operation.

Calibrating the battery: The battery has an internal gauge that provides an estimate of the amount of energy in the battery as it charges and discharges. If your battery is showing inaccuracy in the power gauge or large jumps in capacity, (i.e. the power is reading 50% and goes dead shortly thereafter) it may need calibration.

Tap Start / Settings / System / Power / Calibration to see if the message reads “Calibration recommended” or “Calibration not necessary”.

If calibration is recommended or the battery is reporting inaccurately, perform the following:

1. Plug in the AC adapter. The unit MUST stay charging while doing the calibration or you may need to restart the process.

2. Ensure the temperature is between 0°C and +45°C (+32°F and +113°F) while charging.

3. Tap

Start Calibration.

4. During the calibration process, the

Power

key is disabled

temporarily and the backlight is turned up to 100%.

It takes up to 25 hours to complete the calibration. A notification will state “Calibration is complete”. It is recommended to not use your unit during the calibration process so calibrate when the use of the unit is not required. If you wish to stop the calibration process, tap Start / Settings / System / Power / Calibration / Stop Calibration.

Possible error messages that can occur during calibration:

Error Message Solution

Battery is not charging, aborting

Discharge became invalid, restarting AC power is in an unknown or uncontrolled state; aborting

Battery temperature may be out of range. Wait until battery temperature settles and try again. Calibration will restart itself.

Plug in unit and restart calibration. Try a different AC adapter and restart calibration. If it continues to fail, have the unit serviced.

Speaker and microphone

Your unit comes with an integrated speaker and a microphone. It also has an audio jack that is wired for a headset with a mono speaker(s) and mic combination. It is not for stereo headsets.

To record, tap Start / Programs / Notes. If you do not see the Recording toolbar, tap Menu / View Recording Toolbar. Tap the round record symbol on the screen. The unit will record until Stop is pressed. The recorded file will be saved in the Notes folder. To change the directory where recorded files will be saved, tap the folder icon and navigate to the desired folder.

To play the recorded file, tap the desired file from the Notes program. You cannot play and record simultaneously; playback will be disabled during recording. To change the volume or mute all sounds, tap the speaker icon in the status bar of the Today screen.

The Today screen

The Today screen provides information that you need for the day. Tap an item to view or edit details. To customize which items are shown on the Today screen, tap Start / Settings / Today / Items.

Tap to view and change connection settings.

Tap to change or mute volume

Tap to view power settings

Tap to change WLAN & Bluetooth settin Indicates whether GPS is turned on or off. (not a live link, but informational only)

Your day at a glance. Tap to open the associated program

The screen shows the function of the two application softkeys

Tap to change time

Tap to change owner

information

settin

Tap to go to a program

Application soft keys

+ 24 hidden pages