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    Quick Reference Guide ©2008 Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. 12/08 www.mobile.datalogic.com Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino, 13 40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy T elephone: (+39) 051-3147011 Fax: (+39) 051-3147561 World wide Sales Network available from: www.mobile.datalogic.com/cont acts Datalogic Formula™[...]

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    Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino 13 40012 - Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy Formula™ - Quick Reference Guide Ed.: 12/2008 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Datalogic name and logo are registered trademarks of Datalogic S.p.A. in many countries. The Formula name is a trademark of Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. All other brand and product names me[...]

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    CONTENTS 1 FORMULA ™ PROGRA M INSTALLA TION A ND SETUP ............................ 1 2 DA TA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ APPLICA TIONS ........................ 2 2.1 Quick Start .................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Setting up the Formula™ .....................................[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 1 1 FORMULA™ PROGRAM INSTALLATION AND SETUP The Formula™ terminal can accept different program options: - custom programs developed and generat ed with the Formula™ Software Development Toolkits; - ready to use applications preloaded and distributed w ith Formula™ CD; - applications created by Easy Gen™ ap[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2 DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ APPLICATIONS 2.1 QUICK START The Formula™ comes with an application named PA LPRO loaded in memory. PA LPRO includes two useful data-collecti on programs for using the Formula™ without additional programming. Follow the steps below to begin using the Formula[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE • Press <F1> to begin using PA LPRO . 5. T he application requests an update to the date and time. You can change them here if necessary. Or, press <ENT> twice to skip either the date or the time. 6. Enter a password (refer to par. 2.2.3). 7. Press any function key to continue on to the PA LPRO Options[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2.2.2 Setting the Time and Date NOTE You can access the date and time prompts from other display screens and menus (such as the pa ssword prompt in par. 2.2.3). Current Date: 09/23/02 Enter New Date: ¤ F1=US/INT When starting the application for the firs t time, the display screen show s the da[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 2.2.3 Setting a Password A password is required w hen you install the entire suite of PA LPRO applications. Password security allows a manager or supervisor to customize the PA LPRO software and then hand it off to a worker. A password can contain up to 128 characters and can use any charac ters available on the For[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2.3 USING PALPRO TO COLLECT DATA When finished setting up the Formula™ (refe r to the previous section), the PA LPRO Options menu appears on the display screen. Use the menu to choose a PALPRO application. 2.3.1 Installing PALPRO PA LPRO comes installed on your Formula™ from the factory . If[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Changing Program Titles and Prompts PA LPRO allows the user to change the ti tle that appears on the menu for each application, or change the pr ompts for each application. Changing titles or prompts can be done after selecting an application. To change the title or prompts, complete the following steps: 1. Press th[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Sw itching to Another PALPRO Application To switch from one PA LPRO application to another, complete the follow ing steps: 1. Select SHIFT + <F1> from the current application’s menu to exit the application. ASSET MGMT¤ F2=COLLECT F3=FILE OPTIONS ShF1=PASSWORD Enter <ShF1> on the k[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Using ASSETPRO Use A SSETPRO to track assets (such as fu rniture, phones, computers, and electronic equipment) at various locati ons (e.g., departments, rooms, floors, buildings). With ASSETPRO, enter an identification code for a location, collect all the asset IDs at the location, and then enter an i dentification [...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 4. The location ID and item ID appear t ogether on the third line of the screen, separated by a comma, and the second prompt remains on the screen. • The Formula™ is ready to accept anot her ID for an asset at the current location. ITEM ID ¤ WH3E, 004322 F3=REV F4=EXIT 5. W hen finished col[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Using INVPRO Use this application to track inventory. INVPRO provides a choice of one prompt or two. For example, use one prompt to scan or enter an ID number or description for each item. Two prompts w ould be used to scan or enter an item ID and the quantity of that item. To use INVPRO , complete the following ste[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS NOTE Using a scanner, the code is entered automatically; with a keypad, press the <ENT> key. 3. The item ID number appears on the third line of the screen. The Formula™ is ready to accept another item ID. ITEM ID ¤ 40-000-00 F3=REV F4=EXIT 4. Repeat step 2until all IDs fo r all items ar[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Using Two Prompts 1. Select <F2> from the application menu. The first prompt appears on the screen. ITEM ID ¤ F3=REV F4=EXIT 2. Scan the bar code for an inv entory item, or use the key pad to enter the item’s ID number or description. NOTE The code is entered automat ically with a scanner; with a keypad, pr[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS number of units of that it em. Figure 2-9 shows part of a data file uploaded from a Formula™ that used INVPRO with tw o prompts to collect data. R44 – 2173, 25 R44 – 2260, 12 R44 – 2278, 56 R44 – 2283, 30 R44 – 2285, 47 R44 – 2287, 16 R44 – 2289, 4 R44 – 2314, 85 14[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 2.4 UPLOADING COLLECTED PALPRO FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data (PALPRO file) to a PC , do the steps shown in the following paragraphs. 2.4.1 Prepare Host PC Verify that USB/RS232 cable is connected and open SysTools™ (Standard/ Enhanced mode) to view the follow ing main menu screen: 15[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Select the SETTINGS button to view t he follow ing screen; configure the settings according to the figure below and press OK: Select the NETWORK SET UP button to view the following screen; insure the Connection Type is set to USB: 16[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE I f you choose COM connection, select the follow ing parameters to allow PALPRO to run: Baud rate: 19200 Data bits: 7 Parity: Mark 17[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 18 Select the TERMINALS tab to view the following screen. It is recommended that the FILE NAME for collected data have a .dat extension (default nam e is TERM001.dat), followed by the PATH where the data w ill be uploaded to on the PC. Select OK in the Formula Control Properties to return to the[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 19 3. Select <F2> to upload the data via the USB connection. *SEND FILE* F2=USB F3=SERIAL F4=EXIT ¤ During upload, Systools™ assumes the follow ing statuses: STATE: BUSY: appears while data is being uploaded. STATE: CONNECT ED: appears after the data is sent. STATE: NOT CONNECTED: the device is not recogniz[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2.5 PROMPT CUSTOMIZATION FOR CHINESE VERSION To customize the prompts of the Chinese Version of Formula, use the two Utility options of Systools: • Send Customized Label for PAL • Label Generator for PAL 20[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 21 Select “Label Generator for PAL” to l oad the utility that gener ates the labels. Follow these steps: • Select the availabl e Application option • Customize the prompts • Select the target file name • Press the “Save” button to save the customized labels in the selected file. Select F3 key on the [...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 22 Launch Systools application and select the Systools Utility opti on “Send Customized Label for PAL”. Select the file you generat ed in the “Open” dialog box. When the file is sent the following dialog appears:[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 2.6 CONFIGURING WITH BAR CODES This section provides bar codes for common setup parameters that can be used for programming the Formula™. Fact ory default settings are underlined. Predefined Defaults D0* *$+$-D0EE* D1* *$+$-D1EE* D2* *$+$-D2EE* Code 39 ENA BLE On *$+$-001EE* Off *$+$-000EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 00 *$+$-[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MA XIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-0210EE* 40 *$+$-0240EE* 20 *$+$-0220EE* 50 *$+$-0250EE* 30 *$+$-0230EE* 60 *$+$-0260EE* ENA BLE CHECKSUM On *$+$-031EE* Off *$+$-030EE* SEND CHECKSUM On *$+$-041EE* Off *$+$-040EE* FULL A SCII MODE On *$+$-051EE* Off *$+$-050EE* Italian Pharmacode ENA BLE On *$+$-061EE* O[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE SEND ITA LIAN PHA RMA CODE CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-071EE* Off *$+$-070EE* SEND ITA LIAN PHA RMA CODE PREFIX On *$+$-0F1EE* Off *$+$-0F0EE* Interleaved 2 of 5 ENA BLE On *$+$-081EE* Off *$+$-080EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-0902EE* 30 *$+$-0930EE* 6 *$+$-0906EE* 40 *$+$-0940EE* 10 *$+$-0910EE* 50 *$+$-0950EE* 20 *$+$-0920EE*[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MA XIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-0A10EE* 40 *$+$-0A40EE* 20 *$+$-0A20EE* 50 *$+$-0A50EE* 30 *$+$-0A30EE* 60 *$+$-0A60EE* REQUIRED LENGTH ( no default ; overrides minumum and m aximum settings) 2 *$+$-09020A02EE* 4 *$+$-09040A04EE* 6 *$+$-09060A06EE* 8 *$+$-09080A08EE* 10 *$+$-09100A10EE* 26[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 12 *$+$-09120A12EE* 14 *$+$-09140A14EE* 16 *$+$-09160A16EE* 18 *$+$-09180A18EE* 20 *$+$-09200A20EE* ENA BLE CHECKSUM On *$+$-0B1EE* Off *$+$-0B0EE* SEND CHECKSUM On *$+$-0C1EE* Off *$+$-0C0EE* USE LENGTHS 6 A ND 14 ONLY (case code) On *$+$-0D1EE* Off *$+$-0D0EE* 27[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Codabar ENA BLE On *$+$-201EE* Off *$+$-200EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 04 *$+$-2104EE* 40 *$+$-2140EE* 10 *$+$-2110EE* 50 *$+$-2150EE* 20 *$+$-2120EE* 60 *$+$-2160EE* 30 *$+$-2130EE* MA XIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-2210EE* 40 *$+$-2240EE* 20 *$+$-2220EE* 50 *$+$-2250EE* 30 *$+$-2230EE* 60 *$+$-2260EE* 28[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE SEND STOP/STA RT On *$+$-231EE* Off *$+$-230EE* Code 93 ENA BLE On *$+$-2C1EE* Off *$+$-2C0EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-2D02EE* 30 *$+$-2D30EE* 10 *$+$-2D10EE* 40 *$+$-2D40EE* 20 *$+$-2D20EE* 50 *$+$-2D50EE* MA XIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-2E02EE* 30 *$+$-2E30EE* 10 *$+$-2E10EE* 40 *$+$-2E40EE* 29[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 20 *$+$-2E20EE* 50 *$+$-2E50EE* UPC-A ENA BLE UPC-A On *$+$-301EE* Off *$+$-300EE* SEND SYSTEM DIGIT On *$+$-311EE* Off *$+$-310EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-321EE* Off *$+$-320EE* CONVERT UPC-A TO EAN-13 On *$+$-331EE* Off *$+$-330EE* 30[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE UPC-E USE SYSTEM DIGIT 0 On *$+$-341EE* Off *$+$-340EE* USE SYSTEM DIGIT 1 On *$+$-351EE* Off *$+$-350EE* CONVERT UPC-E TO UPC-A On *$+$-361EE* Off *$+$-360EE* SEND SYSTEM DIGIT On *$+$-371EE* Off *$+$-370EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-381EE* Off *$+$-380EE* 31[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS EAN/JAN ENAB LE EAN-8/JA N-8 On *$+$-391EE* Off *$+$-390EE* ENAB LE EAN-13/JA N-13 On *$+$-3A1EE* Off *$+$-3A0EE* ENA BLE EAN-13 TO ISBN On *$+$-3B1EE* Off *$+$-3B0EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-3F1EE* Off *$+$-3F0EE* UPC/EAN/JAN Extensions A LLOW 2-DIGIT EXTENSIONS On *$+$-3C1EE* Off *$+$-3C0EE* [...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE REQUIRE EXTENSIONS On *$+$-3E1EE* Off *$+$-3E0EE* Code 128 ENA BLE On *$+$-401EE* Off *$+$-400EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-4102EE* 40 *$+$-4140EE* 10 *$+$-4110EE* 50 *$+$-4150EE* 20 *$+$-4120EE* 60 *$+$-4160EE* 30 *$+$-4130EE* 33[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MA XIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-4210EE* 40 *$+$-4240EE* 20 *$+$-4220EE* 50 *$+$-4250EE* 30 *$+$-4230EE* 60 *$+$-4260EE* ENABLE UCC128 On *$+$-431EE* Off *$+$-430EE* GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional ENA BLE On *$+$-101EE* Off *$+$-100EE* GS1 DataBar Limited ENA BLE On *$+$-111EE* Off *$+$-110EE* 34[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE GS1 DataBar Expanded ENA BLE On *$+$-121EE* Off *$+$-120EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 1 *$+$-1301EE* 10 *$+$-1310EE* 20 *$+$-1320EE* 40 *$+$-1340EE* 60 *$+$-1360EE* 74 *$+$-1374EE* MA XIMUM LENGTH 1 *$+$-1401EE* 10 *$+$-1410EE* 20 *$+$-1420EE* 40 *$+$-1440EE* 60 *$+$-1460EE* 74 *$+$-1474EE* 35[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Other Controls A UTO-OFF (in minutes) Off *$+$-B200EE* 2 *$+$-B202EE* 5 *$+$-B205EE* 10 *$+$-B210EE* BA CKLIGHT DURATION (in seconds) On *$+$-E200EE* 30 *$+$-E230EE* 10 *$+$-E210EE* 60 *$+$-E260EE* BEEPER VOLUME On *$+$-BC07EE* Off *$+$-BC00EE* Clock and Calendar TIME/DA TE FORMAT Set Tim e *%-*[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 12- Hour *$+$-D80EE* 24- Hour *$+$-D81EE* DA TE FORMAT U.S. *$+$-D90EE* Int. *$+$-D91EE* 37[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 38 2.7 PROGRAMMING PARAMETERS Predefined Defaults Three default sets can be defined: D0 Turns every ON/OFF parameter OFF and sets all minimum and maximum lengths to zero. D1 Turns every ON/OFF parameter ON , sets all minimum lengths as low as possible and sets all maximum lengths as high as poss[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE General Programmi ng Parameters Predefined Defaults Code Parameter ID # Type A cceptable Input D1 D2 Code 39 Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off. Enable 00 On/Off On or Off On On Minimum length 01 Value 00–60 00 00 Maximum length 02 Value 00–60 60 20 Enable checksum 03 On/Off On or Off Off Off Send checksum 04 On/Off O[...]

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    DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Predefined Defaults Code Parameter ID # Type A cceptable Input D1 D2 Code 93 Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off. Enable 2C On/Off On or Off On On Minimum length 2D Value 00–50 01 02 Maximum length 2E Value 01–50 50 20 Univer sal Product Code-A (UPC-A ) Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off. Enable 30 On/Of[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Predefined Defaults Code Parameter ID # Type A cceptable Input D1 D2 Code 128 Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off. Enable 40 On/Off On or Off On On Minimum length 41 Value 00-60 02 02 Maximum length 42 Value 00-60 60 20 Enable UCC128 43 On/Off On or Off Off Off Other Controls Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off. Enable manual res[...]

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    READY TO USE APPLICATIONS 3 READY TO USE APPLICATIONS 3.1 SET UP THE TERMINAL FOR THE CONNECTION WITH THE PC Insert the battery set into the terminal, close the cover, connect the power adapter to the terminal and let it initially charge over night. Then insure the charging LED light displays a GREEN status (refer to Formu la™ User’s manual for[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.2 DOWNLOADING A READY TO USE APPLICATION To correctly download a ready to use app lication on the Formula™ terminal, open the SYSTOOLS software program. There are two versions of this program: “STANDARD and ENHANCED” mode, and “EASYGEN” mode. Insure the STANDARD and ENHANCED” mode is enabled by selecti[...]

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    READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select SEND to transmit the file to the Formula™. A second “multi-bank” file (FORMULA_M2_XXX.H01) will also be sent automatically. After it is successfully transmitted, the following message w i ndow will be display ed on the screen: The Formula™ LCD screen should now display the follow ing information: Cable Plugg[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.3 CONFIGURING READY TO USE APPLICATIONS THROUGH SYSTOOLS™ Once the ready to use application has been downloaded to the terminal, both the data collection parameters and the application parameter s need to be configured. 45[...]

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    READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select the NETWORK SET UP button to view the following screen; insure the Connection Type is set to USB: I f you choose COM connection, select the follow ing parameters to allow PALPRO to run: Baud rate: 19200 Data bits: 7 Parity: Mark 46[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE NOTE The following instructions are not required for PALPRO. Select the TERMINALS tab to view t he follow ing screen. The FILE NAME for collected data must have a . dat extension (default name is TERM001.dat), followed by the PATH where the data w ill be uploaded to on the PC. Default sy mbology setting is Code 39. [...]

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    READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select OK in the Formula Control Properties to return to the main SysTools™ screen. The Formula™ is now associated w ith the SysTools™ software program. 48[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.4 TRANSMITTING A CUSTOM CONFIGURATION FILE TO THE FORMULA™ Once the Formula™ has been associated w ith the SysTools™ Softw are program, a custom configuration file (. prg) can be sent. Refer to SysTools™ User's manual for further details. Select FILE – NEW in order to create a cu stom configuration [...]

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    READY TO USE APPLICATIONS For our two prompts example, set the param eters to the following settings. (NOTE: the program name can be changed). The num ber of maximum records are now set to 500. Select the FIELDS tab to view the follow i ng screen. Our program will use CODE as a prompt 1 title (for barcode data) with a maximum length of 13 digits. 5[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Click on ADD FIELD for a second prompt and set the parameters to the settings shown below , w here: NAME = QUANTIT Y, VERIFY CHARACTERS are only numeric (0-9). For additional fields, simply click on ADD FIELD for a new input. NUMBER (2/2) indicates the number of the fields created, click on the forward or the back a[...]

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    READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select OK. After the program has been installed, the following screen w ill display: The Formula™ is now ready for use. Co llect data using the installed CODE and QUANTITY two prompts program! *NOTE: For barcode programming options, refer to the program document titled “Ready-to-Use Applications Programming BarCode Doc[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.5 UPLOADING COLLECTED .DAT FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data (.dat file) to a PC, do the following steps: Verify that USB cable is connec ted and open SysTools™ (Standard / Enhanced mode) to view the follow ing main menu screen: 53[...]

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    READY TO USE APPLICATIONS 54 Select CONNECT (the Formula™ will emit a tone). ST ATE: BUSY appears w hile data is being uploaded, STATE: CONNECT ED: appears after the data is sent. NOTE 1: Click DISCONNECT P to end the data tr ansfer session. NOTE 2: T he collected .dat file data will be uploaded to the FILE NAME and PATH settings selected earlier[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 4 EASYGEN™ 4.1 SET UP THE TERMINAL FOR THE CONNECTION WITH THE PC Insert the battery set into the terminal, close the cover, connect the power adapter to the terminal and let it initially charge over night. Then insure the charging LED light displays a GREEN status (refer to Formu la™ User’s manual for further[...]

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    EASYGEN™ Open the EASYGEN software program: Select FILE – OPEN. Browse to the fo lder w here the default Example applications are installed: C:”INSTALLATION FOLDER” DatalogicFormula Software ToolsEasyGenExamplesEnglish Example Default Programs are: EXAMPLE 1 (CODE + QUANTITY) EXAMPLE 2 ( EAN128 – 3 FIELDS) EXAMPLE 3 (ASSISTED SALES)[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE For this example we w ill install the EXAMPLE 2 (EAN128 – 3 FIELDS) application (.app) file: 57[...]

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    EASYGEN™ Select OPEN to view the follow ing screen: Insure that Formula is the selected termi nal type. The program steps are also displayed. Remove the Formula™ from the cradle, it will display Interpreter for EASYGEN Rel 2.1. Press ENTER on the Formula™ (it will display READ ERROR). Place it back in the cradle. 58[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE In EASYGEN, Select TOOLS – OPTIONS (G ENERAL TAB) to view the following protocol settings box. Insu re the settings are set to the follow ing parameters: Select OK. To send the program, select the button or the F ile – Send menu to display the following screen: Select OK (insure the comport of choi ce is selecte[...]

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    EASYGEN™ 4.3 UPLOADING COLLECTED .DAT FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data (.dat file) to a PC, do the following steps: Open SysTools™ and set EasyGen™ mode to view the following main menu screen: Select the NETWORK SETUP button and insure the Connection T y pe is set to COM. 60[...]

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    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 61 Select CONNECT (the Formula™ will emit a tone). ST ATE: BUSY appears w hile data is being uploaded, STATE: CONNECT ED: appears after the data is sent. NOTE 1: Click DISCONNECT to end t he data transfer session. NOTE 2: The collected .dat file data will be uploaded to the FILE NAME and PATH settings selected ear[...]

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    GLOSSARY OF TERMS A PPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: 1. EASYGEN: a Rapid Application Generator to generate easy and quick applications to operate on a Formula™ device. It requires an interpreter file to be installed before installing an application. A set of ready to use Easy Gen™ application example program s are also provided. EXAMPLE 1 (CODE + QUANTI[...]

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    Quick Reference Guide ©2008 Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. 12/08 www.mobile.datalogic.com Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino, 13 40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy T elephone: (+39) 051-3147011 Fax: (+39) 051-3147561 World wide Sales Network available from: www.mobile.datalogic.com/cont acts Datalogic Formula™[...]