Symbol Technologies PPT 2800 manual

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    PPT 2800 Series Pocket PC[...]

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    PPT 2800 Series  2001 S YMBOL TECH NOLOGIES, I NC. All ri ghts reserve d. Symbol r eserves the righ t to ma ke change s to any produ ct to impro ve reli ability , function , or desi gn. Symbol does not assume a ny product liability arising out of, o r in connection with, the appl ica ti on or us e of any pr odu ct , cir cuit , or app l icat io n[...]

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    1 Quic k Ref erenc e Introduction Congra tulatio ns on yo ur purc hase of Sy mbol T e chnologi es’ PP T 2800 T ermina l! Its unique combina tion of feature s make t his produ ct superi or for us e in a w ide range of applications . These feat ure s inc lud e: • Pocket size • Personal Information M anagement software •M i c r o s o f t ® Wi[...]

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    2 PPT 280 0 Series Par ts of t he P PT 280 0 Power B utton Scroll Button Function Button Right Scan T rigger Left Scan Trigger Scan T rigger Scan LED LCD (Screen) Application Buttons 1 through 4 Action Button APP5 But ton (Start Menu) Scroll Button Front V iew Left View WAN Antenna[...]

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    3 Quic k Ref erenc e Parts of the PPT 280 0 (continued) Scan Window Lithium Ion Batt ery Batt ery Door Battery Compartment Stylus Seri a l Por t Batt ery Door Latch Reset Button Styl us Silo Batt ery Door Latch IR Port Back View Bottom View To p V i e w Handstrap Connector Speaker Microphone Battery C over Switch[...]

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    4 PPT 280 0 Series Installing Bat teries Before usin g your PPT 2800, ins tall a lithiu m-ion bat tery: 1. Open the la tches on the batt ery door and lift th e battery door away from t he PP T 2800 . 2. Insert the lith ium-ion battery in the battery compartment with the battery tether positi oned pr operly (as shown below), making s ure the battery[...]

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    5 Quic k Ref erenc e Charging the Batte ry Before us ing yo ur PP T 2800 for the first time, c harge the l i thium- ion batt ery in the termin al for a bout 2 1/2 hours, using the cradl e or th e syn chr oni zat io n cab le. Fol low t hes e sam e pr oced ures to recharge the ba ttery . Y our termi nal is equippe d with a memory backu p batte ry whi[...]

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    6 PPT 280 0 Series 3. The T erminal Cha rge LED turns red (may tak e up to one min ute) to i ndi cate c har gin g, t hen gr ee n when the bat tery is fully ch arged. T he term inal’ s battery is ful ly charg ed afte r approxim ately 2 1/2 hours . Charging a Spare Battery T o recharge a terminal’s spare batte ry , insert it in the s pare bat ter[...]

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    7 Quic k Ref erenc e Charging the Battery Using the Synchronizat ion Cable 1. Insert th e cabl e into the bottom of the term inal. 2. Plug the pow er cable into a wa ll outlet and plu g the other end into the battery charging receptacle on t he sid e of th e syn- chroniz ati on ca ble . Synchronization Cable Battery Charging Receptacle[...]

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    8 PPT 280 0 Series Starting the PPT 2800 Press the re d power button to start the termin al. If t he termina l does not pow er on , perfo rm a har d reset. See Perf orming a Hard Reset on page 17 . As the terminal in itiali zes its uniqu e Flash File sys tem, the Symbo l splash s creen dis plays f or abou t a minute . When the Welc ome sc ree n app[...]

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    9 Quic k Ref erenc e 3. T ap the c ent er of each targ et th at ap pea rs on the s creen wi th the tip o f the stylus. 4. Follow the directi ons on the screen whi ch expla in how to use the st ylu s an d pop -up men us, and al low you to set your ci ty and tim e zone . Using the PPT 2800 Using the Power Button Press th e power button on the low er [...]

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    10 PPT 280 0 Series T o adjust the c ontrast: 1. Press and hold th e Func tion butto n. 2. Press the “up” s croll button at the top of th e termin al to dark- en the sc reen, o r the “do wn” scro ll butt on to ligh ten the screen. T o turn the back light on or of f: 1. Press and hold th e Func tion butto n. 2. Press any appli cation bu tton[...]

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    11 Quic k Ref erenc e T o day Screen When you turn on yo ur terminal for the fi rst time each da y (or after 4 hours of inactivity), the T oday scre en appe ars. Y o u can also displa y it by tappi ng , then T oday . On the T oday scree n, you can se e impo rtant inform ation for the day .[...]

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    12 PPT 280 0 Series Navigation Bar and Command Bar The navig ation bar at th e top o f the scre en dis plays th e active program an d curre nt time, a nd allows you to switch to programs and clos e scr eens. The c ommand bar at t he bottom of the screen contains menu s and buttons to perform tasks i n progra ms.[...]

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    13 Quic k Ref erenc e Input Methods Enter info rmatio n in an y p rogram b y typing with the soft k eyboa rd or writi ng us ing Chara cter Rec ognizer . The Ch aracter Reco gnize r input pan el is div ided into three wri ting areas. L etters wri tten in the left a rea (lab eled ABC) create upperca s e lett ers and l etters wri tten in the midd le a[...]

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    14 PPT 280 0 Series Recogn izer and for dem os of all cha racters , tap on the Charac ter Recogn izer in put pa nel.[...]

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    15 Quic k Ref erenc e Scanning with the P PT 2800 The PP T 2800 has a n integ rated sca nner w hich co llect s data by scanni ng bar cod es. See the PP T 28 00 Product Re ference Guid e for inform ation on co nfiguring y our te rminal for scann ing. T o scan bar co des with the PPT 2800: 1. Aim the scanner at the ba r code . 2. Press ei ther the ri[...]

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    16 PPT 280 0 Series Resetting Y our PPT 2800 T erminal If your PP T 2800 terminal stops respo nding to i nput, r eset i t. Performing a Sof t Re set A soft rese t resta rts the termi nal an d sav es all s tored records and entries. Caution: Files tha t remai n open du ring a soft reset may not b e retained. Cau tion: DO N OT p erfo rm a sof t r ese[...]

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    17 Quic k Ref erenc e Performing a Hard Reset A hard res et also re starts your PP T 2800 terminal, but era ses all stored rec ords and entr ies. Therefo re, never perfo rm a hard reset unless a sof t reset does n ot solve your p roblem . Note: Y ou ca n restore any data previo usly synchro nized with your com puter duri ng the n ext Activ eSync op[...]

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    18 PPT 280 0 Series Maintaining the PPT 2800 For troub le-free servi ce, obser ve the followi ng tips when u sing your PP T 2800: • Do not s cratch the s creen. U se the supp lied sty lus or pla stic- tipped pen s intended for u s e with a touch-s ensiti ve scree n. Never us e a pen o r pencil or ot her sha rp obje ct on the screen. • Although [...]

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    19 Quic k Ref erenc e sure the volum e is not turned down. PP T 2800 ter minal tur ns itsel f off : • Y our PP T 2800 terminal t urns off after a perio d of inac tivity . This pe riod c an be set from on e to five minutes, in one - minute intervals . Check th e Power dialog box (i n the Sys- tem tab under Start / S ettings ), and change th e sett[...]

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    20 PPT 280 0 Series • If you hav e instal led additional a pplic ations o n your PPT 2800 termi n al, remove the m to re cover me mory . Select Start , then Settings , and sele ct the Syste m tab. T ap Re- move Prog rams , sele ct the unused pro gram and tap Re- move. Beamed d ata does not transmit: • Confirm th at the PP T 2800 te rminal s are[...]

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    21 Quic k Ref erenc e    MICROSOF T WINDOWS FOR POCKET PC DA T A EXCHANGE COMPONENT : MICROSOF T ACTIVESYNC, VERSION 3.1 IMPORT A NT-RE AD CAREF ULL Y: This End-U ser Li cense Agr eemen t (“EULA ”) is a legal ag reement betw een you (e ither a n indivi dual or a singl[...]

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    22 PPT 280 0 Series Micro soft Outlo ok 2000 on one (1) computer to use, e xchange data, shar e data, access, and interact with the SYSTEM, and (ii) the EULA is between Manufac- turer ( as defin ed abo ve) and th e end user-n ot betwe en the P C Manu facturer and end user. 2. DESCRIPTION OF OT HER RIGHTS AND LIM IT A TIONS. • Spee ch/Han dwritin [...]

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    23 Quic k Ref erenc e ware onto the S YSTEM as a repl acement c opy for the exist ing SYS TEM Sof t- ware and use it in accor dance with Section 1 o f this EULA. • Desktop Software. If any Desktop Softwa re com pon ent (s) is provided by Man- ufacturer separat e from the SYS TEM on CD-ROM disc(s ) or via Web do wnload or other means, and lab eled[...]

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    24 PPT 280 0 Series refer to the address provided in the documen t ation for the SYSTEM. FOR THE LIMITED W ARRANTIES AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS PER T AINI NG T O YOUR P ARTICULAR JURISDICTION, PLEASE REFERT O YOUR WARRANT Y BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS P ACKAGE OR PROVIDED WITH THE SOF TWARE PRI NTED MA TERIALS. Regulatory Information Radio Frequency Int[...]

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    25 Quic k Ref erenc e CE Marking and Europe an Union Compliance Produ cts inten ded for sa le with in the Eu ropean Union a re ma rked with the C E Mark wh ich in dicates co mpliance to appl icable Dire ctives an d European Normes (EN), as follows. Amendments to the se Directives or ENs are included : Applica ble Dir ecti ves • Electrom agnetic C[...]

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    26 PPT 280 0 Series T echnologies eq uipmen t not expr essly appro ved by Symbo l T echnologies co uld void the user ’s authorit y to ope rate th e equip ment. The S pectrum2 4 equip ment is i ntended for u se thro ughout the Eur opean E conomic Area, but it’s auth orizati on for use in Fr ance is r estricted as follows : • P AN Europe an Fre[...]

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    27 Quic k Ref erenc e Laser De vices Symbol p roducts using lase rs com ply with U S 21CFR1 040.1 0, and IE C825-1 :1993, EN60825 -1:199 4+A1 1: 1996. T he lase r classifica tion i s marked o n one of the la bels on the pr oduct. Class 1 L aser devices are no t conside red to be hazardou s when u sed for their intended purpose. T he following state[...]

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    28 PPT 280 0 Series In accor dance wi th Clau se 5, I EC 082 5 and EN 60825, the fo llowing i nformati on is provi de d to th e user: ENGL IS H HEB REW CLASS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PROD UCT CLASS 2 LASER LIGHT DO NO T STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT DANISH KLASSE 1 KLASSE 1 LASERPRO DUKT IT ALIAN KLASSE 2 LASERLYF CLASSE 1 PRODO TTO AL LASER D I CLA[...]

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    29 Quic k Ref erenc e Battery Caution Cautio n: Danger of exp losion i f batter y is incorrec tly re placed. Repla ce only w ith t he same or equivalen t type rec om- mended by the m anufac turer . Dispo se of use d batte r- ies ac cordin g to the manufac turer's inst ructions.[...]

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    30 PPT 280 0 Series DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY We, Symbol T echnologies, Inc. of One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville, NY 1 1742-1300, USA declare under our sole responsibility that the product Spectrum24 , LA3021, T ype II Radio Car d Spectrum24 , LA302C, T ype II Radio Car d Spectrum24 , LA302T , T ype II Radi o Card to which this de cl aration relat es,[...]

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    31 Quic k Ref erenc e DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY We, Symbo l T echnologies, Inc. of One Sym bol Plaza, Holtsville, NY 1 1742-1300, USA declare under ou r sole responsibility that the product Spectrum24HR, LA41 1 1, T ype II Radio Card Spectrum24HR, LA41 1 T , T ype II Radio Card to which this decl aration rel ates, is in confo rmity with the follow[...]

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    32 PPT 280 0 Series[...]

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    Quic k Ref erenc e W a rran ty Symbol T echnologies, In c. (“Symbol”) manufactures its hardware pr oducts in accor dance with industry-s tandard practices. S ymbol war rants that for a p eriod of tw elve (12) months from da te of shipment, products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. This war ranty is pr ovided to th e origi[...]

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    72-52773-01 Revision A — May 2001 Symbol T echnologies, Inc. One Symbol P laza Holtsville, NY 1 1742- 1300 Service I nfor mation Before you use th e unit, it must b e config ured to o perate in your facility ’s network a nd run your applic ations. If you have a pro blem r unning your uni t or us ing your equipm ent, conta ct your facility’s T[...]