PSC TopGun manual

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    PSC Inc 959 T erry Street Eugene, Oregon 97402 T elephone: (541) 683-5700 Fax: (541) 345-7140 Copyright ©2003 PSC Inc. An Unpublished Work - All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this documenta- tion or the procedures described therein may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission of PSC In[...]

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    User’s Guide i C ONTENTS P ref ace: About this Guide ................................................................. ................... v Style Convent i ons ...... ........... ............ ........... ................. ....................... .......... vi Document Convent ions ................. ....................... ........... ...........[...]

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    Contents ii PT2000™ & TopGu n™ Cha pter 3 : Using the PT2 000 and TopG un with PALPRO ........................17 Getting Start ed ............. ............................ ....................... ........... ............ ...... 18 Attaching a n Input Device to the PT2000 ...................... ...................... . 18 Turning On the Po [...]

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    Contents User’s Guide iii Cha pter 5 : Transferring Da ta With PSC Ut ilities ........................................... 71 Overview ........ ........... ................. ....................... ........... ........... ................. .... 72 Using Portabl e File Transfer Program ( PTFER) ..... ............................. ......... 73 Insta[...]

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    Contents iv PT2000™ & TopGu n™ Appendix I: Batteries .................................................................................... .......... 115 Alkaline Bat teries ..................... ............ ........... ................. ....................... .... 116 NiCd Battery P ack ........ ........... ............ ........... ......[...]

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    P r ef ace: A bout this Guide P RE FA C E C ONTENTS S tyl e Conv entions .......... ... ............... ........... ... ... ....... viii Documen t Conventi ons ..................... .................. viii Keys a nd Keystro k e Conv entions........ ................. . viii Radio F requency I nterference ............. .............. ......... ix T e[...]

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    About this Gu ide vi PT2000 TM & T opG un TM Style Con v entions Document C onv entions F o rmatting conventio ns are used thro ughout this guide as a method of prov iding consistency f or notes, cautions, and warnings. Notes No te s appear throughout the manual to provide additional information on a topic, i ncluding technical details, ex cept[...]

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    Radio Frequen c y Interfer ence User’s Guide vii Radio F r equency Interfer ence This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Ru les. Oper atio n is subject to the following two conditi ons: 1. This dev ice may not cause har mful inte rfer ence, and 2. This dev ice must accept any inte rference r eceive d, includi ng interfere nce that may cause[...]

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    About this Gu ide viii PT2000 TM & T opG un TM T echnical Support P S C W ebsi t e T echnical Support The most compr e hensi ve so urce f or technical support and informat ion for PSC products is the PSC website: www .pscnet.com . Th e site offer s produc t support, product regist ration, warr anty infor mation, answer s to freq uently asked qu[...]

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    C HAPTER C ONTENTS Ov er view .... ......... ........... ...... ...... ......... ........... ...... ...... . 2 Getting S tarted Quickly .......... ......... ........... ......... ....... 4 1 Intr oduction & Quick Start Guide PT2000.book P age 1 Thur sday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

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    Introductio n & Quick Start Guid e 2 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Ov erview This manual contains c omplete information about using and progra mming the PT2000 p ortable and T opGun module. The manual contains the following sections: Cha pt er 2 , About t he P T2000 and T opGun , pro vides a complete ov er view of t he po rtables, includi ng desc r[...]

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    Overview User’s Guide 3 Appendix C , The T opG un Modul e , provides information about the T opGun module. Refer to this chapter if the T o pGun module is separate fr om the PT2000 or to c hange the direction of the laser . Appendix D , The PT D ock , explains how to set up and use th e optional do ck for the PT2000 or T opGun. Refer to this chap[...]

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    Introductio n & Quick Start Guid e 4 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Getting Started Quickly The PSC p ortable comes with an ap plication named P ALPR O lo aded in memory . P ALPR O includes thr ee useful data-collection pr ograms fo r using the PT2000 or T opGun without additio nal programmi ng. F o llow the s teps below to begin using the port able[...]

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    Getting Started Quickly User’s Guide 5 9. Then se lect <F 3> from the P ALPRO Options menu. (Refer to page 23 .) When not using the portable as a keyboar d wedge, pr ess the <F2> key to display the list of availab le applications, and select the ap plication to use. (Refer to page 26 – page 29 .) The PT2000 or T o pGun is now ready [...]

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    PT2000.book P age 6 Thur sday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

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    2 A bout the P T2000 and T opGun C HAPTER C ONTENTS The PT20 00 ....... ........... ...... ...... ......... ........... ...... ...... . 8 T opGun ........... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... ........... ...... ...... .... 9 The Ke ypad .. ........ ............ ...... ......... ........... ...... ...... .. 10 Data K eys ............... .........[...]

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    About the PT20 00 an d Top Gu n 8 PT2000™ & TopGun™ T he P T2000 The PSC PT2000 is a rugged, handheld, portable data-c ollecti on terminal that allows bar code sc anning technology anywhere. The PT2000 ac cepts input fr om any of the follo wing dev ices: The T op Gun module (refer to page 9 ) W ands (vis ible light and inf rare d) Handheld [...]

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    TopGu n User’s Guide 9 TRA CKPR O , for tracking check-in and check-out of articles at one or mor e locatio ns. An optio n al date-a nd-time stamp rec o rds when each i tem is checked in or out. PA L P R O is part of the PSC P ortable Applications Li brary (P AL). With P AL, the PT2000 can be cus tomized fo r specific purposes without us ing a pr[...]

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    About the PT20 00 an d Top Gu n 1 0 PT2000™ & TopGun™ F o r c omplete information about the T o pGun module, refer to Appendix C on page 99 . Figure 2-1: The To pGu n Mo du l e T h e K e ypad The keypads on the PT2000 and T opGun have three types of keys: data keys, function keys, and action ke ys (refer to Figure 2-2 on page 1 1 ). Each ke[...]

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    The Keypad User’s Guide 1 1 Figure 2-2: The PT20 00 a nd To pGu n ke ypad s Data K e ys Use data keys to enter letters, numbers , and several other char acters. There are 26 of these keys. Each key can be used in two modes: normal and alpha. Use the <Alpha > key t o s wit ch between the mo des (see th e descri ption o f the <Alph a> k[...]

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    About the PT20 00 an d Top Gu n 1 2 PT2000™ & TopGun™ F unc tion K e ys There are four function keys , <F1> through <F4> , at the top of the keypad. Alpha mode changes these keys to <F5> through <F8 > . Actions assigned to the func tion keys are determined by the active program. Action K eys There are four action key[...]

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    The Display Screen User’s Guide 1 3 Pre s s t h e <Alpha> key to enter alpha mod e. A caret ( ^ ) appears at the cursor position in the display scre en. The portable remains in alpha mode until a function key is pressed, or unti l the <A lpha> key is pressed again. <B KS P>: This is the b ackspace key . Press it to move the curs[...]

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    About the PT20 00 an d Top Gu n 1 4 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Figure 2-3: Virtual display vs. actual display When the portable is in normal mo de, scroll tex t through the d isplay screen by pressi ng the <A> , <B> , <C> , and <D> keys on the keypad. When usi ng these keys, the text in th e virtual display remains i n place [...]

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    The Beeper User’s Guide 1 5 The virtual di splay conti nues to mainta in the latest 24 li nes of data onc e all lines o f the virt ual displ ay are f ull. The oldest d ata is “ pushed off the top ” as new data is added at the bottom. Displaying Informat io n about the Portable Display informat ion about t he portabl e by s croll ing the di sp[...]

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    About the PT20 00 an d Top Gu n 1 6 PT2000™ & TopGun™ T he Auto- Off F eatur e The Auto-Off f eature lets the PT2000 o r T opGun conserve po wer by parti ally shutting d own when no t in use. P ress i ng the <I /O> key returns the por table to full power . Set the time between the last activity in the portable and Auto-Off from 1 thro[...]

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    3 Using the P T2000 and T opGun with P ALP R O U s e the PT2000 or T o pGun as a keyboard wedge to enter d a ta di rectly into an applicatio n one item at a time. When away from the PC, it is p ossib le to collect all the data re cords and upload them to the ho st PC later . The number of data records that can be col le cte d before uploading them [...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 18 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Getting Started U nless it has b e en c ustomiz ed, the P T2000 or T opGun h as thr ee alkaline bat teries ins talled and i s pro grammed for simpl e data coll ection. T o begin using the portabl e, attach the input devi ce (PT2000 only ; refer to Attaching an Input Devi ce to th[...]

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    Getting Started User’s Guide 19 Figure 3-1: The input conn ector on the PT2000 T urnin g On th e P o rtab le T urn the PT2000 or T opGun on by pr essing the green <I/ O> button. The dis pl a y sc reen returns to the view displa ye d when it wa s t urn ed of f . Setting the Time and Date Figure 3 -2 : The Time and Dat e Displa y When turnin [...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 20 PT2000™ & TopGun™ system c lock is set f or 12 -ho ur fo rmat, type A for A . M . or P for P . M . after the number (e.g., 013000P ). Press <ENTER> when finishe d. Setting a P asswor d Figure 3-4: The Password D isplay P ass word secu rity all ows a manag er or su per visor to cust omize a p[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 21 C o llecting Data When f inished setting up t he PT2000 or T opGun (refer to the previous section) , the PALPRO Options menu appears on the display s creen. Use the menu to choose a PALPRO application or use the portable as a keyb oar d wedg e. Using the P ortable as a K ey boar d W edge With the PT2000 o r T opGun[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 22 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 2. Attach the other end to the 25-pin connector of the ke yboard wedge cab le (refer to Figure 3-6 on pa ge 21 ). 3. PC: Attach the small male plug of the PSC cable to the ke yboard jack on the PC (refer to Figur e 3-6 ). Te r m i n a l : Insert the ke yboard cable plug into the [...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 23 3. U se a bar cod e scanner (the T opGun modul e or a nothe r device attached to the PT2000), a magnetic stripe reader , or the keypad to enter d a ta. When scanning a bar code or running a magnetic stripe card through the reader , the data is entered at the cursor po s ition in the application. When usi ng the key[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 24 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 2. Pre s s <F1> to us e ASSETPRO , <F2> to use INVPRO , or <F3 > to use TRACKPRO . Figure 3-10: Selectin g a PALPRO ap plication 3. T o change th e appli cation ’ s ti tle or prompt s, select <F 3> . Otherwise, s e lect <F4> . Figure 3-11 : Changin[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 25 Chang ing Prog ram Ti t l e s a n d P rompts PALPRO allows the user to change th e title that appear s on the menu for each application, or change the prompts for each application. Change titles or prompt s a f ter selec ting an application. T o use the application ’ s current titl e and p rompts, se le ct <F4[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 26 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Figure 3-1 5: Enter ing the Second Prompt Switching to Ano t he r PA L P R O Application T o switch f rom one PALPRO application to another , complete the follo wing steps: 1. Selec t <F5> fr om the c urrent applic ation ’ s menu to exit the application. Figure 3-16: Appl[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 27 Using ASS E TP R O Us e ASSETPRO to track assets (f urniture, phones, comput ers, electronic equipm ent, etc.) at vari ous locati ons (e xample : dep artment s, r ooms, floors, buildings, e tc.). With ASSETPRO, enter an id enti ficatio n co de for a locat io n , co llec t all the asset IDs at th e lo cat ion, and t[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 28 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Figure 3-2 0: The Ite m ID Promp t 4. The location ID and item ID appear togethe r on th e third line of the sc reen, sepa rated by a c omma, a nd the seco nd prompt rem ains on the screen . The portable is ready to accept another ID for an asset at the current lo cation. Figure [...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 29 Figure 3-22: Collected Data in ASCII text file Using IN V PRO U se this applicatio n to track inve ntory . INVPRO pro v ides a choice of on e prompt or two. U se o ne pro m pt to scan or enter an ID number or descri ption for each item. U se two promp ts to scan or enter an item ID and the quanti ty of that item. T[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 30 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 3. The application menu appears next on the display screen. 4. Con tinue w it h the in struc t ions fo r Using O ne Prompt , below , o r Using T wo Prompts on page 31 , depending on the selection made in step 1 . Using One P rompt 1. Selec t <F2> from the application menu. [...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 31 Figure 3-26: Collected Data in ASCII text file Using T wo Prompts 1. Selec t <F2 > from the application menu. The first prompt appears on the screen. Figure 3-27: The Ite m ID Disp lay 2. Scan the bar co de for an invent ory item, or use the key pad to enter the it em ’ s ID number or descrip tio n. Using a[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 32 PT2000™ & TopGun™ reappears on the screen. The po rtable is ready to accept another item ID Figure 3-2 9: Input An othe r Item ID 6. When finished collecting inventory data, press the <F4> key to return to the applic ation menu. The por tabl e stores the collected data i n a single ASCII tex[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 33 1. At the firs t scr een, pres s the <F3> key to change the title or prompts that appears on the applicatio n ’ s disp lay scre ens. (Refer to page 25 f or information on c hanging th e promp ts.) Figure 3-31: T he Cha n ge Prom pt s Displa y T o use the cu rrent ti tle and prompts, press the <F4> key[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 34 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 6. Scan a bar code f or the locatio n or use the keypad to enter the ID code. Figure 3-35: The Lo cation ID Code Dis play With a scanner , the code is entered automatically; with a keypad, press the <ENTER> key . 7. The ITEM ID prompt appears on the first line of the screen[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 35 10 . W hen finishe d collecting asset ID s for the locati on, press the <F4> key to return to the LOCATION ID prompt. 11. Repea t step s 5 through 10 until all the IDs for the as set s at ever y locatio n are collec ted. 12 . Pr e ss t h e <F4> key again to return to the menu shown at step 4 . 13 . T o [...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 36 PT2000™ & TopGun™ to files or cr eate them from scratch in the portable as yo u collect inventory data. When you enter an item ID into the port able, the application checks the loaded it em file fo r that entr y . If the ID matches one in the f il e, the p o r t a bl e d i s p l a y s a d e s c r [...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 37 Loading Item and Description Files into the Portable 1. At the screen disp layi ng the program name, press any func tio n key . Figure 3- 39: DESCR IPT Promp t 2. At the next screen , press the <F1> key to display the application men u. Figure 3-40: Selectin g DESCRIPT 3. F rom the ap plication menu, select &[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 38 PT2000™ & TopGun™ <F2> and go to step 5. T o add new items to an ex isting l is t, s elect <F3> and go to step 8. Figu re 3-4 2: FILE NOT EMPTY Pro mpt 5. T o erase the item and desc ription l ists that ar e currently loaded in the p ortab le, select <F2> . The second line of the[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 39 Figure 3- 45: CONNECT TO PORTABLE Prompt 9. When the tr ansfer is com pleted, the por table’s sc reen wi ll report on the number of record s in the list in memory . P ress the <F4> key to return to the Re ceiv e List s menu. Figure 3- 46: Resul ts Rep or t 10 . T o load another file, r e peat step s 7 throu[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 40 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Figure 3-48: Selectin g DESCRIPT 3. F rom the app lication menu, select <F1> . Figu re 3-4 9: DESCR IPT Application Menu 4. The screen promp ts you for an item ident if ica tio n. Scan the bar code for an item, or use the keypad to ente r the item’s ID number or desc ript[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 41 Figure 3- 51: ITEM ID Match The app lica t io n adds the item I D to the ite m list an d prompts you for a descriptio n of the item. U s e the keypad to enter a description (for example, POCKET READER MANUAL). The applicatio n will add the de scriptio n to the descrip tion fil e and prompt you for the number of uni[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 42 PT2000™ & TopGun™ IN V MO D E M INVMODEM (Inventory Application with Modem Option ) works exac tly li ke INVPRO . Ho wever , an additional f eature lets y ou send the collected data to a computer over a modem. T o use this application, you should hav e experience with modem communicatio ns. Y ou s[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 43 Figure 3-54: Select SEND FILE 3. Use a cable supplied by your PSC dealer to connect the por table to your modem, and select <F3 > from t he send f ile menu. Figure 3-55: Select MODEM 4. Selec t <F2> to transmit the file at 240 0 baud or <F3> to transmit it at 9600 baud. Figure 3-56: Select BAUD RA[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 44 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 7. When the c omp uter is ready , press the <F3> key on the portable to begin the fi le transmissi on. Figure 3-58: Begin File Transmission 8. When the t ransmissi on is completed , the applicatio n displays a message. Select <F4 > to return to the previous screen. Fi[...]

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    Collecting Data User’s Guide 45 Figure 3- 61: TIMESTMP Menu 3. F rom the ap plication menu, select <F2> . Figure 3-62: Select COLLECT 4. Scan the bar code for an item, o r use the keypad to enter the item’s ID number or descrip tion (f or example , 00-6 93-00). (If you use a sc anner , the code is entered automatically; if you us e the ke[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 46 PT2000™ & TopGun™ The por tabl e stores the collected data i n a single ASCII text file . When you upload the fi le to your computer , the data will app ear as a list. Each line in the list will contai n the ID for a single it em, followed by the da te and time that the i tem ID was e ntered in th[...]

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    Reviewing the Collected D ata User’s Guide 47 hour , for the minute, and for the se conds (e .g., 13300 0). If the por tabl e’s syst em cloc k is s et for 12 -hour format , type A for A. M. or P for P .M. after the numbe r (e.g., 01300 0P ). Figure 3-6 7: Entering the Correct T ime Re vie wing the C o llected Data Before uploading c ollected da[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 48 PT2000™ & TopGun™ If the record includes a quantity , the quanti ty is given after a comma at the end of the l ine. The seco nd line of the data-review sc reen tells the number of the currently displ ayed record and the total number of records. The top l ine of the data- revi ew screen offe rs opt[...]

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    Uploading Data to the Hos t PC User’s Guide 49 Upload ing Data to the Hos t P C The PT 2000 a n d T opGun st ore data rec ords i n file s i n rand om -acces s memory (RAM). When fini shed col lecting data in a file , transmit (upload) that file from the portable to the host PC. The number of recor ds that can colle cted before uplo ading depends [...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 50 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 3. T o use a 9-volt power adapter , atta ch the small, ro und p lug of the adapter to the round power input jack on the cabl e co nnec tor labeled computer . 4. Plug the other end into an outlet or power s tri p. The por tabl e is set at the factor y with the f oll owing paramete[...]

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    Uploading Data to the Hos t PC User’s Guide 51 2. F rom t he pro gra m m enu on th e PT 20 00 o r T o pGu n (s uch as th e one fr om INVPRO sho wn in Figure 3-70 ), select <F3> to display the File Options menu. Figure 3-71: T he File Options Menu 3. Selec t <F2> to display the Send File menu. Figure 3-72: Send File Menu 4. Selec t <[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 52 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 3. F rom the pr ogr a m menu on t he PT 200 0 or T opGun ( suc h as the one fr om ASSETPRO show n abov e) , s el ec t <F3> to display the File Options menu. Figure 3-74: File Options Menu 4. Selec t <F2> to display the Send File menu. Fi g ure 3-75 : Send Fil e Menu 5[...]

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    Turning Off the Portab le User’s Guide 53 1. F rom t he pro gra m m enu on th e PT 20 00 o r T o pGu n (s uch as th e one fr om TRACKPRO abo ve), select <F3 > to display the File Options menu. Figure 3-77: File Options Menu 2. Selec t <F3> to display the Er ase F ile menu. Figure 3-78: Erase File Option 3. Pre s s t h e <F3> key[...]

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    Using th e PT2000 and TopGun with PALPRO 54 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Resetting the P ortable T o reset the PT2000 or T opGun, remove the battery pac k, alkali ne batteri es, or extern al p ower supply . T hen p ress and hold down the <Alpha> and <ENTER> keys whil e re inserting the b atteries or reconnecting the p ower supp ly . The po[...]

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    Care and Cleaning User’s Guide 55 Car e and Cleaning With normal use , the PT2000 or T opGun shoul d requi re no maintenance. If it gets dirty , wipe it with a damp cloth. Caution: Do not imme rse the por table in l iqu id. Cauti on: Do not use any abrasi ve clea ners on t he display s creen. PT2000.book Page 55 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 A[...]

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    4 Pro g ra m m i n g t h e P T 2000 and T opGun T o pGun and the PT2000 are configured with certain default p aramet er settings before they are shipped fr om the factory . The se setting s will work for many applicati ons. Change the setti ngs by s canning the bar co des prov ided in this chap ter and in Appen dix G , Prog rammin g Bar Codes , on [...]

  • Page 68

    Progra m ming the PT200 0 and T op Gu n 58 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Ov erview PT2000 and T opGun recognize the foll owing co mmands at all times: Enter these comm ands with bar cod es o r through the PC’ s ser ial po rt. With PSC P rog ram Ge nerat or (PPG) , it is po ssibl e to e mbed these codes in a PPG prog ra m. F or informatio n about u si[...]

  • Page 69

    Using Progra mming Utilities User’s Guide 59 Using P r ogr amming Utilities The PSC p ortable comes with a collecti on of applicatio ns and utili ties on a disk. This co llection is called the P ortable Applications Library , or P AL. T wo of the util ities, PDPROG and PERCPROG , enable program ming of the p ortab l e from DOS or Windows. Both pr[...]

  • Page 70

    Progra m ming the PT200 0 and T op Gu n 60 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Figure 4- 1: T he PSC P ortable Prog rammer (PERC PROG) M ain Window 3. F rom the menu, select Options > Settings . The Com m unications Settings window will open (refer to Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2: T he Communication s Settings wind ow 4. Sele ct the desir ed se rial port. The[...]

  • Page 71

    Using Progra mming Utilities User’s Guide 61 Figure 4-3: The Program File window 6. Select the application to be installed in the portable, and click OK . The m essa ge Progr amm ing the por tab le will app ear in the programm er window . A dd itional messages and the percentage of comple tion will be displayed as the pr ogramming pro gre sse s. [...]

  • Page 72

    Progra m ming the PT200 0 and T op Gu n 62 PT2000™ & TopGun™ PDPROG PDPROG is the utility used to prog ram a PSC portable through DO S. U sing PDPR OG involves entering commands on the DOS command line. The command line syntax is as follo ws: pdprog filename[.hex] [- ¦ /][port] wher e filename = the name of the file for the applic ati on t[...]

  • Page 73

    Using Predefined Defaults User’s Guide 63 Using P r edefined D ef aults T opGun and the PT2 000 have the follow ing three sets of parameter defaults: Pr edefined Def ault 0 (D0) : turns ever y on/ o ff par a meter of f a n d sets all minimum and maxi mum lengths to zer o. Pr edefined Def ault 1 (D1): turns ever y on/o ff param eter on , sets al l[...]

  • Page 74

    Progra m ming the PT200 0 and T op Gu n 64 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Using Ba r C odes T o progra m the PT2000 and T opGun, scan Cod e 39 bar codes that contain the desired parameters and s ettings. Appendix G on page 1 27 pro vides several pr ogramming bar c odes. C us tom bar code s can be made using any bar code pr inting so ftwar e that su ppor[...]

  • Page 75

    Using Bar Codes User’s Guide 65 Like all Co de 39 bar code s, this sample starts and ends with an asterisk ( * ). $+$- starts pr ogramming mode. 00 is the ID number for the parameter that enables Code 39, and 1 turns it on. 02 sp ecifie s the Code 39 maximum-length parameter , and 35 sets it to 35 characters pe r label. EE saves the new settings [...]

  • Page 76

    Progra m ming the PT200 0 and T op Gu n 66 PT2000™ & TopGun™ G e n e ra l Pr o g ra m m i n g Pa ra m e t e r s Ta b l e 4 - 1 desc ribes s ome of th e general paramete rs for pro gramming the PT20 00 or T opGun. For descri ptions o f serial p arameters , refer to Ta b l e 4 - 2 . F or a compl ete list of p arameters and defaul ts , refer t[...]

  • Page 77

    General Progr amming Para m eters User’s Guide 67 Setting the Hou r F ormat, Time, and Date Time: T urn p arameter ID D8 o n to s et the portable’ s real-tim e clock display to 24 -hour ( milit ary-style ) format . When this paramet er is set to Off , the time is di splay ed in 12 -hour format. The default t ime disp lay is 24-hour format. U se[...]

  • Page 78

    Progra m ming the PT200 0 and T op Gu n 68 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Seria l P ar amete rs Use bar codes to set parame ters for using the P T2000 or T opGun as a serial device. Ta b l e 4 - 2 describes t he ser i al parameter s; bar c odes fo r setting them begin on Serial Para meters on page 143 . (F or a complete listing of p aramete rs and de fa[...]

  • Page 79

    Ser ial P aram eter s User’s Guide 69 Xmodem is a s imple send -and-wait- for-r esponse proto col using a fixed- length data field . The data field i s embedded in an Xm od em packet, which also contains a packet number and a single-byte arithmetic checksum. The p rotocol link is established by t he receiver transmit ting a NAK c harac ter u ntil[...]

  • Page 80

    Progra m ming the PT200 0 and T op Gu n 70 PT2000™ & TopGun™ C ode 39 and ASC I I Equiv alents f or Serial Char acters T abl e 4-3 p rovides Co de 39 and ASCII equival ent s for serial characters. F or Code 39, ASCII , and mn emonic equival ents of ke yboard keys, refer to Appe ndix B . T able 4-3: C od e 3 9 a nd A S C I I Equ ivalen ts fo[...]

  • Page 81

    5 T r ansf erring Data W ith P S C Utilities C HAPTER C ONTENTS Ov er view ......... ..... ...... ......... ............ ..... ...... ......... ..... 60 U sing P ortable F ile T ransfer P rogram (PTFER) ....... 61 In stalling & S etting u p PTFER ...................... ....... 61 U ploading a F ile ...................... .......................[...]

  • Page 82

    Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 72 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Ov erview After scanni ng a series of bar code s or inputti ng other data into th e PT2000 or T opGun, use a data-transf er utility to upload the information t o the h ost c omputer . Both the PT 2000 and T opGun come with PSC ’ s P ortable Applic ations Library (P AL) on a disk. P[...]

  • Page 83

    Using Portable File Transfer Prog ram (PTFER) User’s Guide 73 Using P ortable F ile T ran sfer P r ogr am (P TF ER) Installing & Sett ing up P T F E R T o prepare for a data transfer be tween the PC and the PT2000 or T opGun, c o mplete the follo wing steps: 1. If the uti lity sof tware is not alre ady inst alled o n the PC, i nstall it follo[...]

  • Page 84

    Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 74 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 3. By d ef aul t, PTFER uses the following c om municatio ns settings: These ar e also the d efault settings for t he PT20 00 and T opGun. Scan the following bar code to s et the portable’ s s erial communicatio ns parameters to the se defaults: T o switch to a d if ferent p or t o[...]

  • Page 85

    Using Portable File Transfer Prog ram (PTFER) User’s Guide 75 Figure 5-2: The File to Receive dialog box 2. PTFER display s a message saying that it is expec ti ng the file (refer to Figure 5-3 ). 3. Make the appropr iate sel ec tions on the por table to upload the data into the specified fi le on the PC (refer to page 49 ). Figure 5-3: The PTFER[...]

  • Page 86

    Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 76 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Do wnloading a F ile T o send a file fro m the PC to the PT2000 or T opGun: 1. P repare the portable to receive a fil e. 2. Then se lect File > Send from the PTFER me nu. 3. Specify the name and location of th e fi le in the File to Transmit dialog box. (Except for the title bar ,[...]

  • Page 87

    Using Portable File Transfer Prog ram (PTFER) User’s Guide 77 Figure 5-4: The Comm unic ations Settin gs dialog box 2. T o use a diff erent COM por t, select it in the Port option s g roup. 3. U se this dialog box to switch baud r ate, the number of stop bits, and t he type of pari ty . (U se t he s etti ngs whic h matc h th e setti ngs used in t[...]

  • Page 88

    Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 78 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Setting Comman d Li ne Optio ns Change settings f or the Portable File Transf er program befor e star ting the program by ente ring options for th e co mmand that starts i t. T ype the optio ns using the following s yntax: ptfer  filename  [-¦ /][P n ][B n ][D n ][ action ] wh[...]

  • Page 89

    Using Portable File Transfer Prog ram (PTFER) User’s Guide 79 The port, baud r ate, timeout, and action paramete rs are optional. If using one or mo re param ete rs, p rec ede them wit h a hy phen ( - ) or a slash ( / ). Enter parame ters either bef ore o r after the file name . For ex ampl e: t he command ptfer link.txt /P1 would send the file n[...]

  • Page 90

    Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 80 PT2000™ & TopGun™ Using PD TF ER Inst ead of us ing th e PTFER applicat ion in Windo ws, tr ansfer file s to and from the PT2000 or T opGun using command s on the DOS command line. The co mman d li ne synta x for tran sferrin g file s wi th PTFER is as fo llo ws: pdtfer  filename  [- ¦ /][ port[...]

  • Page 91

    Using MACTFER User’s Guide 81 Us i ng MA C T FER Use the MACTFER pr ogram to transfer data betw e en a PT2000 or T opGun and a Macintosh. Only o ne cable is required to connect th e portable to a Macintosh. (Contact a PSC dealer to or der .) T o transfer data using the MACTFER program, co mplete the following steps: 1. Copy t he mactfer.exe file [...]

  • Page 92

    Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 82 PT2000™ & TopGun™ 8. T o send a file to the portable, select File > Send and specif y the name and locati on of the file in the Send File di alog box . T o accept the trans ferred file, the port able must be programmed to accept se rial in put and store it in a f ile or regist er . Depending o n th[...]

  • Page 93

    Usin g UP DTF ER User’s Guide 83 Using U P D TFE R Use the UPDTFER program to transfer d a ta between a PT2000 or T opGun and a UNIX workstation. The UPDTFER program trans m its and receives d ata to or from the portable using PSC’s ACK/NAK prot ocol. T o inst all the p rogram, use the UNIX tar command to copy the UPDTFER file from the supp lie[...]

  • Page 94

    Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 84 PT2000™ & TopGun™ s perf orms the tr ansfer “ silentl y ” (without d isplaying received data on th e sc reen). h displays help on program usage and options. For e xample: updtfer /dev/tty2a readin.dat -r would receive data from a portable connected to a serial port named /dev/tty2a and place data [...]

  • Page 95

    A Pro g ra m m i n g Pa r a m e t e r s A PPENDIX C ONTENTS Ov er view ....... .............. ............ ...... ........ ............ ...... 104 P r edefined Defaults ....... ............... ........... ... ... ......... 105 Sav e-and-Ex it S ettings....... ............ ...... ..... ......... ...... 105 General P rogramming P arameters ...... ...[...]

  • Page 96

    Progra mming Param e ters 86 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Ov e rvie w This ap pendix pr o vides info rmation abo ut all pr ogrammable settings for the PT2000 and T opGun. T able A-1: lists p rogrammi ng ID numb ers for predef ined defaults (refer to page 87 ). T able A-2: list s s ave-and -exit setti ngs (refer to page 87 ). T able A-3: provides the [...]

  • Page 97

    Overview User’s Guide 87 Predef ined Defaults : tells ho w the parameter i s set when y ou selec t predefined default D0, D1, or D2 (refer to pa ge 87 ). T abl e A-4: , beginning on pag e 91 , li sts par amet er sett ings fo r seri al communicati ons. T able A-1: Predefined D efaults T able A-2: Save-and-Exit Settings Settin g ID # Ty p e Predefi[...]

  • Page 98

    Progra mming Param e ters 88 PT2000™ & To pGun™ T ab le A-3: Gen eral Prog r amming Parameter s Co de Para me t e r ID # Ty p e Acceptable In put Pr edefined Defaults D0 D1 D2 Cod e 3 9 Enter 1 fo r On and 0 for Off. Enable 00 On/Of f On or Of f Of f On On Minimum length 01 V alue 00–60 00 00 00 Maximum length 02 V alue 00–60 00 60 20 E[...]

  • Page 99

    Overview User’s Guide 8 9 Universal Product Code-A (U P C-A) Enter 1 for O n and 0 fo r Off. Enable 30 On/O ff O n or Of f Off On On Send system digit 31 O n/Off On or Off Off On On Send check digit 32 On /Off O n or Off Off On Off Convert UP C-A to EAN-13 33 O n/Off On or Off Off On Off Universal Product C ode-E (U P C- E) Enter 1 for O n and 0 [...]

  • Page 100

    Progra mming Param e ters 90 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Other Contr ols Enter 1 fo r On and 0 for Off. Enable manual reset B0 On/Of f On or O f f O nO nO n Auto-Off B2 V alue 00–99 (minutes) 00 60 10 Intercharacter delay (keyboard wedge only) B3 V alue 00–99 (milliseconds) 00 06 00 Add symbology identifiers * B5 On/Off On or Off Of f On Off Goo[...]

  • Page 101

    Overview User’s Guide 9 1 T able A -4: Seri a l Prog ram ming P ara mete rs Code P arameter ID # Ty p e Acceptable In put Pr edef ined Default (C8) Enter 1 for O n and 0 fo r Off. Host selec t C0 V alue 1 1 = A T s, P S/2s, and compatibles 15 = IBM te r m inals None Baud rate C1 V alue 00 = 300 01 = 600 02 = 1200 03 = 2400 04 = 4800 05 = 9600 06 [...]

  • Page 102

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  • Page 103

    B F ull K e yboar d Support A PPENDIX C ONTENTS Ov er view ....... .............. ............ ...... ........ ............ ...... 112 Common Keyb oar d Keys ..... ...... ......... ........... ......... 113 IBM (or Compat ible) PC Ke yb oard Keys ...... ......... 115 PT2000.book Page 93 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 104

    Full Keyboard Support 94 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Ov e rvie w Almost every key on the ke yboard, including non-printing keys, can be programmed into the PT 2000 or T op Gun. The tables in this appendi x list Cod e 39 equi valent s for pr ogrammi ng all keyboar d keys. U s e the Code 39 values to create bar codes to i n clude lowercase or non- alp[...]

  • Page 105

    Overview User’s Guide 9 5 T able B- 1: Comm o n Ke yb oar d Ke ys Key Code 39 ASC I I Va l u e Ke y Cod e 3 9 ASC I I Va l u e SP space 20 : /Z 3A !/ A 2 1 ; % F 3 B "/ B 2 2 < % G 3 C #/ C 2 3 = % H 3 D $/ D 2 4 > % I 3 E %/ E 2 5 ? % J 3 F &/ F 2 6 A A 41 ’/ G 2 7 BB 4 2 (/ H 2 8 C C 4 3 )/ I 2 9 D D 4 4 */ J 2 A E E 4 5 +/ K 2[...]

  • Page 106

    Full Keyboard Support 96 PT2000™ & To pGun™ XX 5 8 o + O 6 F YY 5 9 p + P 7 0 ZZ 5 A q + Q 7 1 @% V 4 0 r + R 7 2 [% K 5 B s + S 7 3 % L 5 C t + T 7 4 ]% M 5 D u + U 7 5 ^% N 5 E v + V 7 6 _% O 5 F w + W 7 7 a+ A 6 1 u+ U 7 5 b+ B 6 2 v + V 7 6 c+ C 6 3w + W 7 7 d+ D 6 4 x + X 7 8 e+ E 6 5 y + Y 7 9 f+ F 6 6 z + Z 7 A g+ G 6 7 ‘ % W 6 0 [...]

  • Page 107

    Overview User’s Guide 97 T able B-2: I B M (or Com p at i ble) PC Keyboard Ke ys Key Code 3 9 ASC I I V alue Key Code 3 9 ASC I I V alue F1 % U$A 8001 ¦ %U%A 801B F2 % U$B 8002 Ø %U%B 801C F3 %U$C 8003 ¨ %U%C 801D F4 %U$D 8004 Æ %U%D 801E F5 % U$E 8005 Caps Lock $C 03 F6 %U$F 8006 Num Lock $D 04 F7 %U$G 8007 Scroll Lock $E 05 F8 %U$H 8008 Bac[...]

  • Page 108

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  • Page 109

    C T he T opGun Module C HAPTER C ONTENTS Attaching the T opGun Mod ule to the PT2000 ....... 118 Changing T opGun to a Left-Handed Mod el .......... 121 Laser S pecifications an d Labeling......... ............... ... 123 PT2000.book Page 99 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 110

    The To pGun M odule 1 00 PT2000™ & To pGun™ A ttaching the T opGun Module to the PT2000 If the T opGun modu le and PT2000 w ere pur chased separately , complete th e fo llowing step s to connect them: 1. P ul l the hook on th e el astic hand strap out of the holder near the base of the PT2000 (refer to Figure C-1 ). Figure C-1: Th e back of[...]

  • Page 111

    Attach ing the TopGun Mo dule to the PT2 000 User’s Guide 1 0 1 Figure C-2: Attach ing the To pGun modul e 3. Place the T opGun module on the to p o f the PT2000 and gently pres s it onto the 9-pin connect or (r efer t o Fig ure C-2 ). N ote : Contact a PS C dealer to or der a r eplacement h a nd strap and s crews. Reques t the PT2000 strap k it.[...]

  • Page 112

    The To pGun M odule 1 02 PT2000™ & To pGun™ 4. Place the flat metal plate at the to p end of the elast ic hand strap over the indentation on the bac k of the T opGun module and insert th e screws (refer to Figur e C-3 ). Figure C-3: Replacing the hand strap (ma gnified view) 5. T ighten th e sc rews until the metal pl ate is secure. 6. Repl[...]

  • Page 113

    Chang ing To pG un to a Left-Hand ed Model User’s Guide 1 0 3 Changing T opGun to a L eft-Han ded Model T opGun comes assembled fo r right-handed use. T o use the unit with the left hand, complete the fol lowing steps as shown in Figure C-4 : 1. Remove the two screws fro m the top of the T opGun module. Figure C -4 : Switching the Direc tion of t[...]

  • Page 114

    The To pGun M odule 1 0 4 PT2000™ & To pGun™ 2. Gently lift the top to separate it from th e rest of the module. (Be careful not to break the ribbon cable i nside the modul e.) 3. T urn the to p around so that the la se r is poin t ing in th e oppo site direction . 4. Replace the top of the mod ule. 5. Insert and tighten the two screws. (Do[...]

  • Page 115

    Laser Specifications and Labeling User’s Guide 1 0 5 Laser Spe cifications and Labeling Laser cl assificat ion: CDRH C lass II Light sour ce: 680-nm lase r diode Minimum element width: 6.0 mils Depth of fi eld: 2 to 2 4 inches (55-mil labe ls) Operating temper ature: -4 ° to 109 ° F ( -20 ° to 43 ° C) Figure C -5 : Product labe ling for t he [...]

  • Page 116

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  • Page 117

    D Th e PT D o c k C HAPTER C ONTENTS About the PT Do c k .... ... ... ............ ... ... ........... ... ... ... 126 Setti ng U p the Dock ............ ............ ... .............. ...... 126 Attachi n g the Dock Adapter to the P ortable ........ 126 Attachi ng the PT Do c k to a Co mputer ............... 128 Abou t the P ower A d apter ......[...]

  • Page 118

    The PT Dock 1 0 8 PT2000™ & To pGun™ A bout the P T Dock The PSC PT D ock is specially d e signed for use with the PT2000 or T o pGun. U se the dock for data transmission between the portable and a PC. Remove the portable from the dock to use it for data co llec tio n. The PT Do ck com e s with the fo llowing a ccess ories: An adapter for t[...]

  • Page 119

    Setting Up the D ock User’s Guide 1 0 9 2. Gently pr ess the PT D ock adapte r into the base of the PT2000 or To p G u n . Figure D-1: The PT2000, PT Dock, and ad apter 3. Use the two provided screws to secure the adapter to the portable. Figure D-2: Attachin g the adapter Adapter , w ith longest edge up Base of P T2000 or T opGun with keypad sid[...]

  • Page 120

    The PT Dock 1 1 0 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Attaching the P T Dock to a Computer Set up the Dock as ei ther a serial device or a keyboard wedge. The cable part number will depend upon your computer type and desired configuration (serial or keyboard wedge). Ser ial Configuration 1. Be sur e the power to the workstatio n is tur ned off . 2. One plug[...]

  • Page 121

    Setting Up the D ock User’s Guide 1 1 1 2. Plug the 25-pi n co nnector of the c able into the cab l e input jack on the bac k of the PT Dock (refer to Figu re D-3 ). Figure D-3: Back of the PT Dock 3. Attach the small male plug of the PSC cable to the keyboard jack on the works tati on (refer to Figu re D-4 on page 1 12 ). 4. Attach the keyboard [...]

  • Page 122

    The PT Dock 1 1 2 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Figure D-4: Sam ple PSC Keyb oa rd wedge About the Po wer Adapte r T o use the PT Dock with a serial cable, us e a 9-volt power adapter to recharge the Ni Cd batteries in the PT 2000 or T opGun. P ower adapters are avail able from a PSC dealer . (When using the keyboard wedge configur ation, po wer is su[...]

  • Page 123

    Using the PT Dock User’s Guide 1 1 3 Using the P T Dock Set up the PT Dock as describ ed in the preced ing section. Place th e PT2000 or T opGun into the do ck, wi th the keypad f acing out. T o use a power adapter or the keyboard we dge co nfi guration, the green LED labeled R EADY on the fro n t panel of the PT Dock should ligh t up. (If the RE[...]

  • Page 124

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  • Page 125

    E Batteries The PT2000 and T opGun run on two type s of batteries. The main batteries supply operat ing pow er for the PT2000 unit and for the T opGun module or another input device. The intern al lithium bat tery provides backup power to main tain the rand om-access mem ory and real-time clock when the mai n b atteries are removed. The por table c[...]

  • Page 126

    Batteries 1 1 6 PT2000™ & To pGun™ A lkaline Batteries The PSC PT2000 o r T opGun comes w ith three alkaline batteries install ed. T o repl ace the al kaline batter ies, complete t he followi ng step s: 1. Detach the elastic hand s trap on the back of the p ortable by pulling its hoo k out of its holder near the base (refer to Fi gure C-1 o[...]

  • Page 127

    NiCd Ba ttery Pack User’s Guide 1 1 7 Switch 1 may be in either position. 5. Lay the plasti c ribbon along the bottom of the batter y compartme nt with the end s ticking out of the compartment. 6. Insert the batteri es in the positio ns indicated by the diagram inside the com partment. 7. Replac e the battery-comp artment co ver b y sliding it in[...]

  • Page 128

    Batteries 1 1 8 PT2000™ & To pGun™ 3. P ul l the end of the plast ic ribbon sticking out of the batte ry compartm ent toward the batteries until they p op out. 4. Set the two switches in si de of the batter y compar tment for the type of batteries bei ng used. Refer to the diagram inside the batter y com partment which indicates the p ositi[...]

  • Page 129

    NiCd Ba ttery Pack User’s Guide 1 1 9 8. Replace the hand-strap hook into its holder . Recharging th e NiCd Battery P ack If the por table will not turn on or if the message LOW BATTERY appears on the di splay , the batter y pack nee ds recharging. T o recharge the NiCd batter y pack, use a cable and an extern al 9-volt power adapter (refer to Fi[...]

  • Page 130

    Batteries 1 20 PT2000™ & To pGun™ I t is best to charge the batter y pack at or slightly below room temperature. Always c harge the bat tery withi n the temperature range of 50°–85°F (10 °–30°C). Storing the NiCd Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack can be stor ed indef inite ly , regar dless of its c harge stat e. S tore it betwe en -2[...]

  • Page 131

    Low Battery Indication User’s Guide 1 2 1 L o w Battery Indication NiCd Ba ttery P ack or A lkaline Batteries The por tabl e indicates wh en the batter y pac k or alkaline batteries are low b y flashing LOW BATTERY on the display . About 20 minutes of use remain before the main batter ies reach their automatic low-power shutdo wn point. If the b [...]

  • Page 132

    Batteries 1 22 PT2000™ & To pGun™ If the message does not disappear or occurs other than at initial use after prolonged storage, then the backup batter y may no longer be accepting a charge from the battery pack or adapter . Contact a PSC dealer . U se the PT Dock to recharge the lithium backup batter y in the p ortable. The batter y will b[...]

  • Page 133

    F C onnector C onfigur ations A PPENDIX C ONTENTS Bar Code & M agnetic S tripe Reader C onnector ..... 142 Interface Cab l e Connec tor ......... ... .............. ............ 143 PT Dock ....... ........... ... ... ............ ... ........... ... ............ 144 PT2000.book Page 123 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 134

    Connector C onfigurations 1 24 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Bar C ode & Magnetic Strip e Reade r C onn ecto r Figure F-1: Bar Cod e & Magnetic S tripe Reade r Pinouts T able F-1: Bar Cod e & Magnetic S tripe Reade r Pinouts Pin #1 Pin #5 Pin #6 Pin #9 Pin # Descrip tion 1 Laser sync in 2 Bar code data in 3 G ood-read out 4 Mag stripe info[...]

  • Page 135

    Interface Cable Conn ector User’s Guide 1 25 Interf ace Ca ble Connector Figure F-2: Interfa ce Cable Conn ector Pinou ts T able F-2: Inte rface Cable Connector Pinou ts Pin #8 Pin #1 Pin #15 Pin #9 Pi n # Descripti on 1S h i e l d 2 T rans mit data out 3 Rec eive data in 4 Hardware handsha ke out* 5 Hardwa re handshake in 6 Not used 7 Ground 8 C[...]

  • Page 136

    Connector C onfigurations 1 26 PT2000™ & To pGun™ PT D o ck Figure F-3: PT Dock Pi nouts T able F-3: PT Dock Pi nouts Pin #13 Pin #1 Pin #25 Pin #14 Pin # Descript ion Usage Pi n # Descrip tion Usage 1 No connection 14 G roun d 2 No connection Reserved 15 No connection 3 No connection Reserved 16 No connection 4 485- Reserved 17 No c onnect[...]

  • Page 137

    G P r ogr amming Bar C odes This chap ter p rovides bar cod es f or comm on setup param e ters that can be used fo r programming the PSC PT 2000 and T opGun. F actor y default settings are underlined . A PPENDIX C ONTENTS P redefined Defaults........ ............... ........... ... .............. 146 Code 39...... ........... ...... ...... ...... .[...]

  • Page 138

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 28 PT2000™ & To pGun™ P r edefined Def aults Co d e 3 9 DO *$+$-D0EE* D2 *$+$-D2EE* D1 *$+$-D1EE* Seria l defaul ts *$+$-C8EE* EN ABLE On *$+$-001EE* Off *$+$-000EE* MINIMUM L ENG T H 00 *$+$-0100EE* 40 *$+$-0140EE* 10 *$+$-0110EE* 50 *$+$-0150EE* 20 *$+$-0120EE* 60 *$+$-0160EE* 30 *$+$-0130EE* PT2000.book Page 128[...]

  • Page 139

    Code 39 User’s Guide 1 29 MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-0210EE* 40 *$+$-0240EE* 20 *$+$-0220EE* 50 *$+$-0250EE* 30 *$+$-0230EE* 60 *$+$-0260EE* EN ABLE C HECKSUM On *$+$-031EE* Off *$+$-030EE* SE ND CHE C K SUM On *$+$-041EE* Off *$+$-040EE* FULL A SC II MODE On *$+$-051EE* Off *$+$-050EE* AC C U M U L A TE M O D E On *$+$-061EE* Off *$+$-060EE* PT2[...]

  • Page 140

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 0 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Interle aved 2 of 5 E NAB LE AIAG AL TE R NA TE C H EC K D I G IT On *$+$-071EE* Off *$+$-070EE* EN ABLE On *$+$-081EE* Off *$+$-080EE* MINIMUM L ENG T H 2 *$+$-0902EE* 30 *$+$-0930EE* 6 *$+$-0906EE* 40 *$+$-0940EE* 10 *$+$-0910EE* 50 *$+$-0950EE* 20 *$+$-0920EE* 60 *$+$-0960EE* PT2000.book P[...]

  • Page 141

    Interleaved 2 of 5 User’s Guide 1 3 1 MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-0A10EE* 40 *$+$-0A40EE* 20 *$+$-0A20EE* 50 *$+$-0A50EE* 30 *$+$-0A30EE* 60 *$+$-0A60EE* R EQUI RED LENGT H (no defaul t; overrides mi nimum and max imum se ttings ) 2 *$+$-09020A02EE* 12 *$+$-09120A12EE* 4 *$+$-09040A04EE* 14 *$+$-09140A14EE* 6 *$+$-09060A06EE* 16 *$+$-09160A16EE* 8[...]

  • Page 142

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 32 PT2000™ & To pGun™ C o dabar EN ABLE C H E C K SU M On *$+$-0B1EE* Off *$+$-0B0EE* SEND CHEC K SUM On *$+$-0C1EE* Off *$+$-0C0EE* USE L ENG THS 6 A ND 1 4 ON L Y (cas e cod e) On *$+$-0D1EE* Off *$+$-0D0EE* EN ABLE On *$+$-201EE* Off *$+$-200EE* PT2000.book Page 132 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 143

    Codab ar User’s Guide 1 33 MINIMUM L ENG T H 04 *$+$-2104EE* 40 *$+$-2140EE* 10 *$+$-2110EE* 50 *$+$-2150EE* 20 *$+$-2120EE* 60 *$+$-2160EE* 30 *$+$-2130EE* MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-2210EE* 40 *$+$-2240EE* 20 *$+$-2220EE* 50 *$+$-2250EE* 30 *$+$-2230EE* 60 *$+$-2260EE* SE ND S T O P / S T A R T On *$+$-231EE* Off *$+$-230EE* PT2000.book Page 13[...]

  • Page 144

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 4 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Co d e 9 3 CONV ER T COD A BA R T O CL S I On *$+$-241EE* Off *$+$-240EE* EN ABLE On *$+$-2C1EE* Off *$+$-2C0EE* MINIMUM L ENG T H 2 *$+$-2D02EE* 30 *$+$-2D30EE* 10 *$+$-2D10EE* 40 *$+$-2D40EE* 20 *$+$-2D20EE* 50 *$+$-2D50EE* PT2000.book Page 134 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 145

    UPC-A User’s Guide 1 35 UP C - A MAX I M U M LENGTH 2 *$+$-2E02EE* 30 *$+$-2E30EE* 10 *$+$-2E10EE* 40 *$+$-2E40EE* 20 *$+$-2E20EE* 50 *$+$-2E50EE* EN ABLE U PC- A On *$+$-301EE* Off *$+$-300EE* SE ND S Y S T EM D IGI T On *$+$-311EE* Off *$+$-310EE* SE ND CHE CK D IGI T On *$+$-321EE* Off *$+$-320EE* PT2000.book Page 135 Thursday, February 26, 20[...]

  • Page 146

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 6 PT2000™ & To pGun™ UP C- E CONV ER T UPC- A T O EAN -1 3 On *$+$-331EE* Off *$+$-330EE* USE S Y ST EM DI GIT 0 On *$+$-341EE* Off *$+$-340EE* USE S Y ST EM DI GIT 1 On *$+$-351EE* Off *$+$-350EE* CO NVE RT UP C- E TO U PC-A On *$+$-361EE* Off *$+$-360EE* SEND S Y S T EM DI GI T On *$+$-371EE* Off *$+$-370EE* SE[...]

  • Page 147

    EAN/J AN User’s Guide 1 37 EAN /J AN EN ABLE EA N- 8/ J AN -8 On *$+$-391EE* Off *$+$-390EE* EN ABLE EA N- 1 3/ J AN - 1 3 On *$+$-3A1EE* Off *$+$-3A0EE* CO NVERT EA N-1 3 T O IS B N On *$+$-3B1EE* Off *$+$-3B0EE* SE ND CHE CK D IGI T On *$+$-3F1EE* Off *$+$-3F0EE* PT2000.book Page 137 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 148

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 8 PT2000™ & To pGun™ U P C / EAN /JAN Extensions Co d e 1 2 8 AL LO W 2- DIG IT EXTENSIONS On *$+$-3C1EE* Off *$+$-3C0EE* AL LO W 5- DIG IT EXTENSIONS On *$+$-3D1EE* Off *$+$-3D0EE* R EQ U I R E EX TEN S IO N S On *$+$-3E1EE* Off *$+$-3E0EE* EN ABLE On *$+$-401EE* Off *$+$-400EE* PT2000.book Page 138 Thursday, Fe[...]

  • Page 149

    Code 1 28 User’s Guide 1 3 9 MINIMUM L ENG T H 2 *$+$-4102EE* 40 *$+$-4140EE* 10 *$+$-4110EE* 50 *$+$-4150EE* 20 *$+$-4120EE* 60 *$+$-4160EE* 30 *$+$-4130EE* MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-4210EE* 40 *$+$-4240EE* 20 *$+$-4220EE* 50 *$+$-4250EE* 30 *$+$-4230EE* 60 *$+$-4260EE* EN ABLE UCC1 28 On *$+$-431EE* Off *$+$-430EE* PT2000.book Page 139 Thursda[...]

  • Page 150

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 4 0 PT2000™ & To pGun™ Other Contr ols ENAB LE M AN UAL R ESET On *$+$-B01EE* Off *$+$-B00EE* AUT O-O FF (in minu tes) Off *$+$-B200EE* 30 *$+$-B230EE* 5 *$+$-B205EE* 60 *$+$-B260EE* 10 *$+$-B210EE* 90 *$+$-B290EE* I N TERC HA RAC TER DELA Y (i n millis econds) 0 *$+$-B300EE* 50 *$+$-B350EE* 10 *$+$-B310EE* 75 *$+$[...]

  • Page 151

    Other Co ntrols User’s Guide 1 4 1 AD D C OD E I D On *$+$-B51EE* Off *$+$-B50EE* GOOD- READ T ON E Low *$+$-B800EE* Medium High *$+$-B805EE* Medium Low *$+$-B802EE* High *$+$-B807EE* GOOD-REA D BEEPS 1 *$+$-B901EE* 3 *$+$-B903EE* 2 *$+$-B902EE* 4 *$+$-B904EE* GOOD- READ T ON E DURA TION (in second s) 0.07 *$+$-BA01EE* 0. 22 *$+$-BA03EE* 0.14 *$+[...]

  • Page 152

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 42 PT2000™ & To pGun™ BEEPER V OL U ME Inc rea se *$+$-BC08EE* Low *$+$-BC01EE* Decrease *$+$-BC09EE* High *$+$-BC07EE* Off *$+$-BC00EE* ERROR T ONE Low *$+$-BD01EE* High *$+$-BD07EE* Medi um *$+$-BD04EE* KE Y BO ARD CLI C K On *$+$-DD1EE* Off *$+$-DD0EE* PT2000.book Page 142 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 153

    Clock and Calend ar User’s Guide 1 4 3 Clock and Calendar Serial P arameters Set Tim e *%-* Set Date *%.* CL OCK FO RM A T 12-H our *$+$-D80EE* 24-H our *$+$-D81EE* DA T E F O R M A T U.S. *$+$-D90EE* International *$+$-D91EE* HOST S ELEC T (no d efault) AT, PS/2, or compatible *$+$-C011EE* IBM termi nal *$+$-C015EE* BAU D RA TE 300 *$+$-C100EE* [...]

  • Page 154

    Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 4 4 PT2000™ & To pGun™ 4800 *$+$-C104EE* 38,4 00 *$+$-C107EE* 9600 *$+$-C105EE* 76,8 00 *$+$-C108EE* 19,200 *$+$-C106EE* DA T A B I T S 7 *$+$-C207EE* 8 *$+$-C208EE* PA R I T Y None *$+$-C300EE* Even *$+$-C304EE* Odd *$+$-C303EE* ST O P B ITS 1 *$+$-C401EE* 2 *$+$-C402EE* EN ABLE X ON/OFF On *$+$-C51EE* Off *$+$-C5[...]

  • Page 155

    Serial Parameters User’s Guide 1 4 5 LI N EF E ED None *$+$-C600EE* Add LF *$+$-C602EE* Strip LF *$+$-C601EE* PRO T OCOL EOR only *$+$-CA00EE* Xmodem *$+$-CA02EE* CR with checks um an d ACK/NAK response *$+$-CA01EE* TI M EOUT (in 100-millis econd units) 0 *$+$-CD00EE* 50 *$+$-CD50EE* 10 *$+$-CD10EE* 75 *$+$-CD75EE* 25 *$+$-CD25EE* 99 *$+$-CD99EE*[...]

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    PT2000.book Page 146 Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM[...]

  • Page 157

    User’s Gu ide 147 I NDEX $+$- in bar codes 4-64 * (asterisk) in bar codes 4-64 ^ (caret) in d isplay screen 2-13 I/O key 2-12 , 3-19 , 3-53 A accumulate option for Code 39 4-66 bar cod es for G-129 progra mm ing para m eters for A-88 adapter, power 3-50 AIAG check digit bar cod es for G-130 progra mm ing para m eters for A-88 Alpha key 2- 12 alph[...]

  • Page 158

    Index 148 PT2000™ & To pGun™ batteries E-115 to E-122 baud rate 4-68 bar cod es for G-143 to G -144 default 5-7 4 progra mm ing para m eters for A-91 setting in PDT F ER 5-80 in PTF ER 5-77 , 5-78 , 5 -79 beeper 2-15 bar cod es for 4-5 8 , G-141 to G -142 progra mm ing para m eters for A-90 bits, data and stop 4-68 bar cod es for G-144 defa[...]

  • Page 159

    Index User’s Guide 149 D D0, D1, D2 (predefined defaults) 4-63 , A-87 bar cod es for 4-6 3 , G-128 data collect ing 3-21 to 3-3 5 deleti ng 3-48 , 3-52 to 3-5 3 revi ewing 3-47 to 3 -48 transf erring 5-71 to 5-84 from DO S 5-80 from a Ma cintosh 5-81 to 5-82 from a UNIX w orkstat ion 5-83 to 5-84 from W indows 5-73 to 5-79 uplo ading 3-49 to 3 -5[...]

  • Page 160

    Index 150 PT2000™ & To pGun™ file transfer , utilities for MACTFER 5-72 , 5 -81 to 5-82 PDTF ER 5-7 2 , 5-80 PTFE R 5-72 , 5-73 to 5-7 9 updt fer 5-72 , 5- 83 to 5-84 full (ext ended) ASCII mode 4-64 , 4-66 bar cod es for G-129 progra mm ing para m eters for A-88 full keyboard support B-95 to B-96 function keys 2-12 G getting started qu ick[...]

  • Page 161

    Index User’s Guide 151 charging ba ckup battery E-121 PROG RAM F AIL E D 4- 58 , E-120 Microsoft Windows, transf erring data from 5-73 to 5-79 module (TopGun) 2-10 , C-99 to C-105 atta ching t o PT 2000 C-100 to C-102 chang ing orie n tatio n of C-103 product labe ling C-105 speci ficatio ns C-105 multiple bar codes accum ul ate op ti on for 4-66[...]

  • Page 162

    Index 152 PT2000™ & To pGun™ predefined defaults 4-63 , A-87 bar cod es for G-128 serial 3- 50 , 4-68 to 4-70 , A-91 programming utilities 4-59 to 4-62 programs see PALPRO prompts, changing 3-2 5 protocol default 5-7 4 progra mm ing para m eters for A-91 Xmod em 4-68 PT 2000 abo ut 2-7 to 2-16 attac hing in pu t device to 3- 18 atta ching t[...]

  • Page 163

    Index User’s Guide 153 serial communications bar cod es for G-143 to G -145 parameters for A-91 serial port see port serial programming paramet ers 3-50 , 4-68 to 4-70 , A-9 1 bar cod es for G-143 to G -145 setting a password 3-2 0 sett in g time and d ate 3-1 9 to 3-20 , 4-67 stop bits 4-68 default 5-7 4 progra mm ing para m eters for A-91 setti[...]

  • Page 164

    Index 154 PT2000™ & To pGun™ U Universal Product Code (UPC) conv ersion options 4-66 , A -89 extensions 4-66 bar cod es for G-138 progra mm ing para m eters for A-89 see also UPC- A and UPC- E UNIX workstations, transferring data from 5-83 to 5-84 UPC-A bar cod es for G-135 to G -136 converti n g from UPC- E 4-66 , A-8 9 conve rtin g to EAN[...]

  • Page 165

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