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 Table of Contents
 Introduction
Differences
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 Installation
Installation Sequence
Connecting the Base Station to a serial port
Components
 Configuring the Base station…
Connecting the Base station…
Base station channel…
 Using the RF Terminal keypad…
Battery Life Indicator
Charge Battery Hit Any Key
Battery too Low to Operate Hit Any Key to Power Down
 To change the internal battery
Recharging the battery
Charging Battery Please Wait………
Battery Charge Complete
 Terminal Menu Functions
Opening screen can be bypassed upon power up. See Chapter
Firmware Uxxx HWyy-Rzz
 Installing the RF Terminal Utilities Software
Using the Windows 7000 RF Terminal Loader Utility
Installing the Windows Terminal Loader Utility
Windows Demo Programs and RF DLL Programmers Library
 Terminal Eprom Loader Help Uninstall
 Using the Setup Menu on the RF Terminal
RF System Setup
Sign On Setup One Way Mode RF Site Survey
 RF Configuration
RF Terminal ID
 RF Terminal Channel
Security Code
Skip Opening Screens
Control Keys Only
 Automatic Check Back
Bar Code Options
Code 3 of 9 Code
 UPC-A / EAN-13 Options
 UPC-E / EAN-8 Options
Code
Codabar
5 Code
 Code 93 / Code
MSI and Plessey
DataBar / RSS-14 Options
 RS-232 I/O Settings
 Set Time
Set Date
Date Format
Year Output
 Speaker Settings
Laser Options
 LCD Options
 Preamble
Other Settings
Nnmm
 Settings menu
Postamble
 Reset to Factory Default
System Tools
Characters
Download File
 Base and Relay Setup
Using the RF 7000 Configuration Utility
 Testing the RF link between base station and host
Operational Theory
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 How the Two-Way RF System works
Basic RF System communications…
Little more in depth…
Here is how it works
 How the One-Way RF System works
Can I change a prompt after it has been sent?
 How Site Survey works
Data Received Was Enter Data?
 Evaluating your area of planned operation
Performance Issues
Performing a Site Survey
 Press Enter When Ready or F1 to Exit
Site Testing in Progress Please Wait…………
 How Relay Stations work…
Relay Stations
Relay n Cannot be
 Relay Installation
Is radio traffic contention likely?
Determining coverage areas for Base Stations and Relays
 Before you begin programming…
 Command without an ID
Operator Errors
Failure Planning
Hardware Failures
 Programming for the RF Terminal
LOW Level Ascii sequences directly
Planning
Host to Terminal Programming
 Color Display Programming
@Cfnfnfn...\cb
 = White
 Where n m
@n,m,o,data
 @1,1,1,ITEM@2,1,1,QTY
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 @2,1,1,ENTER Item no
 Base Station to Host Formats
Serial Reply
 Base Shut Down Due to Host Logic Error
Base Station Error Feedback
Addressing a Terminal not SIGNed on
 Sequence Error Message
Illegal Command
?CR
@1,1,1,Scan Serial Number
 Control Keys for Possible Programming
Base Station Initialized Message
Page
 PromptCOM/ActiveX
Concepts ActiveX Object Programming
 Valid values
Properties ActiveX Object
Valid valuesNone, Even, Odd
 True, False
Methods ActiveX Object
Color Codes for
Line Terminal
 Parameters line, position, prompt
Parameters line, position, prompt, FG, BG
Parameters line, position, prompt,FG,BG
Parameters line, position, prompt, shifted
 Parameters font, linecount
 Parameters FGcolor, BGcolor
Events ActiveX Object
 Data passedterminal, data
 Terminal
Data Passed
 Programming Considerations Network Setup
PromptNET TCP/IP Active X Controls
Client Utility
Server Communications
 Concepts TCP/IP COM
Test For Good Communication
 Problems
Properties TCP/IP COM
Valid values blank or a valid file name
Read Only
 Parameters basename, channel, terminal, data
Parameters basename, channel, terminal
Parameters basename, channel, terminal, line
Parameters basename, channel, terminal, count
 Parameters basename, channel, terminal, msgnum
Parameters basename, channel
Events TCP/IP COM
Data passedbasename, channel
 Data passedbasename, channel, terminal, data
 OnTermEndKey
 Cameo and QL 3 Common Information
Portable Printers
Zebra Cameo Printer
 Zebra QL 3 Printer
Part Number Description Price/Roll
 Why Use Voice Messages and Prompts?
Tips for Using Voice Prompts
Assigning Error Messages
Voice Message Operations
 Default Voice Messages
 Troubleshooting
Problems with a new installation
Changing the Battery
General Considerations
 Terminal Error Messages
Message
Meaning Action Required
Message Meaning Action Required
 Troubleshooting specific problems
Can’t communicate at all
My response time is poor
Im not getting the distance I need
 RF Terminal Problems
Problems reading Bar Codes
Get 6 beeps when the RF Terminal powers up
Reader wont beep when I try to read bar codes
 If you have a problem…
Have very poor read rates when scanning bar codes
 RMA #XXXXXX
 Channel and Jumper Changes
Opening a Base
Changing a Base to a Relay
RS-422 Termination Jumpers
 Connecting a Relay Station
Setting the Relay ID
Adding Relays
Channel Changes
 Routing the Wiring
Correct Routing for Wiring
 Relay Station RS422 Pin-outs
Incorrect Routing for Wiring
Relay Test Plan and Failures Relay Failure
 Testing the Relay
Changing a Relay back to a Base
Changing the Channel on a Relay
RS-422 Termination
 Serial Pin-outs
Base Station to Host Pin-outs
F34 DB25 Null Modem Cable
F36 DB9 Straight Cable
 Firmware Upgrades
Terminal Firmware Upgrades
Relay Station RS422 Pin-outs
Normal Firmware Download for a Terminal
 Code 39 Specifications
Base Station Firmware upgrades
Failsafe Firmware Download for a Terminal
C39
 Code 39 Advanced Features and Functions
Mod 43 Check Character
Mod 43 Check character calculation for Code
Value 22 is the Check Character
 Accumulate Mode
Full Ascii Extension to Code
 Code 93 Specifications
Clear Enter
 Codabar Specifications
Code 128 Specifications
A12345b
Codabar start/stop transmission
 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code Specifications
UCC-128 Shipping Container Code
 UPC / EAN Specifications
 Isbn Specifications
Supplemental codes
 UPC/EAN checksum character
 MSI/Plessey Specifications
 How to scan a bar code
Laser Scanners
 Laser Options
Aiming the Laser Dot
 Ascii Code Equivalent Table
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