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