HandHeld Entertainment 7900 manual

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    ™ Quick Start Guide Dolphin ® 7900 Series Net Base Four-Slot Charging/ Communication Cradle[...]

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    Disclaimer Hand Held Products (“Hand Held Products”) reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice, and the reader should in all cases consult Hand Held Products to determine whether any such changes have been made. T he information in this publication does not represe[...]

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    iii T able of Cont ents Introduction .............................................................................. 1 Unpacking the Dolphin Net Base ............................................. 1 Hardware Overview ................................................................. 2 Setting up the Net Base ...........................................[...]

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    Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 1 Dolphin 7900 Series Net Base Quick Star t Guide Introduction The Dolphin Net Base charges up to fo ur Dolphin 7900 Seri es terminals and enables each terminal to communicate with a host device over an Ethernet network. Unpacking the Dolphin Net Base Use only Dolphin 7900 Series per ipherals, pow er[...]

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    2 Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide Hardware Overview Front Panel Back Panel Bottom Panel For details about the bottom panel, see Mounting Options , page 9. Dock LED Terminal Wells COMM LED Serial DB-9 Port Power Supply Connector Two RJ-45 Ethernet Connectors[...]

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    Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 3 Power Supply Setting up the Net Base 1. Make sure the power switch on the power adapter is in the OFF position. 2. Plug the power cord into the power adapter. 3. Plug the power connector cable into the power connector on the back panel of the Net Base. 4. Plug the power cord into a standard wall ou[...]

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    4 Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide LEDs There are two LEDs per charging/commu nication slot: the DOCK LED and the COMM LED. They indicate the status of the terminal seated in the slot. Dock LED Lights solid green to indicate that the te rminal is properly seat ed in the slot. The terminal can communicate with the Ne t Base only when[...]

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    Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 5 If Your DNS Server Does Not Support Bind 8.3 or Later If your DNS server does not support Bind version 8.3 or later, Hyperterminal™ or an equivalent terminal em ulator program must be installed on the host PC to configure the Net Base. 1. Connect the serial cable to the Serial DB-9 Connector on t[...]

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    6 Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide If Your Network Does Not Support DHCP or You Want to Configure the Net B ase with a Static IP Address 1. Connect the serial cable to the Serial DB-9 Connector on the back of the Net Base and a COM port on the host comp uter. Do NOT connect to the network at this time. 2. On the PC, start Hypertermi[...]

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    Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 7 3. Enter your Username and Password and click ENTER. The browser retrieves the current values and the home screen appears. Online Help For more information about the Dolphi n 7900 Series Net Base, click the User’s Guide link in the left column of the browser window. Links in the Left Column Link [...]

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    8 Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide Charging In addition to Ethernet communication, the Net Base charges the main battery pack of each terminal in less than four hours. The intelligent battery charging system in all Dolphin terminals prevents overcharging. This means that Dolphin terminals may be stored in the Net Base indefinitely w[...]

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    Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 9 Mounting Options The bottom panel of the Dolphin 7900 Series Net Base offers two mounting options: 1. Insert a DIN Rail for desk mounting or 2. Use the wall mount kit (available separately). Using the DIN Rail Use a standard 7.5mm H X 35mm W (.29 X 1.37 in) DIN Rail to mount the Net Base to a horiz[...]

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    10 Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 3. Secure the DIN Rail to th e horizontal mounting surface. Using the W all Mount Kit Wall mount kits can be purc hased separately to secure the Net Base to a wall or other vertical surface. You need to purc hase two kits so that you have two mounting brackets, one for each end of the Net Base. Ea[...]

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    Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 11 3. Use the remaining washer/nut sets to secure the mounting brackets to the bottom panel. 4. Secure the back wedge of the mounting brackets to a stable vertical surface.[...]

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    12 Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide Product Service and Repair Hand Held Products provides service for all its products through service centers throughout the world. To obtain warranty or non-warranty service, return the unit to Hand Held Products (postage paid) with a copy of the dated purchase record attached. Contact the appropri[...]

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    Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide 13 T echnical Assistance If you need assistance installing or troubl eshooting, please call your Distributor or the nearest Hand Held Products technical support office: North America/Canada: Telephone: (800) 782-4263, option 4 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST) Fax number: (315) 685-4960 E-mail: natechsupport@ha[...]

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    14 Dolphin® 7900 Series Net Base Quick Start Guide replace the product without charge, e xcept f o r retur n shipping to Hand Held Products. EXCEPT AS MA Y BE O THER WISE PRO VIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW , THE FOREGOING W ARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL O THER CO VENANTS OR W ARRANTIES , EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED , ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT[...]

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    Hand Held Products, Inc. 700 Visions Drive P.O. Box 208 Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153-0208 79-NB-QS Rev B 5/16/05[...]