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SPT 1700 Series Product Reference G uide
Getting Started with the SPT 1700
Before you can use your SPT 1700, perform the basic set up procedures c overed on the
following pages. Specifically:
Set up the cradle (optional)
Install and charge the battery
Start the SPT 1700
Initiate a Spectrum24 network (SPT 174x only) or wide area network (WAN)
connection (SPT 173X only).

Setting Up the Cradle

There are optional cable and cradle solutions that enable you to charge the terminals
battery and synchronize information on your SPT 1700 terminal with host syste m
applications.
There are several cable and cradle options available for the SPT 1700 :
Synchronization/Charging Cable
CRD1700-1000S Single-slot Serial Cradle
CRD1700-4000S Four-slot Serial Cradle
CRD1700-1000M Single-slot Modem Cradle
CRD1700-4000E Four-slot Ethernet Cradle.
This section describes the procedures for connecting ea ch of these cradles to the host PC.

Using the Synchronization/Charging Cable

To charge the terminals battery using the Synchronization/Charging Cable:
1. Make sure the battery is installed in the terminal. Refer to Installing the Battery on
page 1-13 for instructions.