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Quick Reference Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Symbol Technologies’ PDT 8000 Terminal its unique combination of features make this product superior for use in a wide range of applications.
PDT 8000 Terminal Troubleshooting on page 18 Maintaining the PDT 8000 on gaps 23 Regulatory Information on page 27. The PRT 8000 Product Reference Guide {pin 72E-55893-xx} details the applications available for the PDT 8000. Accessories Each PDT 8000 requires one 7.4 volt 1200 mAh prismatic lithium ion battery.
Quick Reference Parts of the PDT 8000 Front View Scan LED Charge & = LED Microphone TET Loo Power Button rE C9 Speaker DoD El “EEE DF ED CE Top View Fish Card Compartment 4-0 Exit Audio Jack Window
PDT 8000 Terminal Parts of the PDT 8000 (continued) Back View Side View Stylus Scan Bunion ( Hand strap | “ipa part << jal 0 | Battery Door hy Bottom View Serial & Charge Port
PDT 8000 Terminal Charging the Battery Before using your terminal for the first time, charge the lithium-ion battery in the terminal for approximately three hours. When battery voltage is low, a warning message appears indicating the battery needs to be charged, Your terminal Is equipped with a memory backup battery which automatically charges from the fully-charged lithium-ion battery.
Quick Reference Starting the PDT 8000 Press the red power bunion to turn the POT 8000 on, if the terminal does not power on see Troubleshooting on page 19. Power Burton ee As the terminal initializes its unique Flash File system, the Symbol splash screen displays for about 30 seconds. When the Welcome screen appears, tap anywhere on the screen to continue to the Align screen. Note that these screens also appear every time you perform a hard reset.
PDT 8 000 Terminal 4. Follow the directions on the screen which explains how to use the stylus and pop-up menus, and allows you to set your city and time zone. Note: To align your screen at anytime, press Shift + 2 to lat inch the calibration screen. Adjusting the Back light Use the key combinations below to adjust the back light.
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PDT 8000 Terminal Key Action Previous ‘Action fs application dependent Right Arrow Sea Adjusting the Back light on page 8. Shift Press Shift, thees anther key 1 traduce the function above, they key (shown in blue). See individual key descriptions in this table for additional Shift key usage. Tab Press Tab to move Fromm field to field. Top Press Shift + 3, Action is application dependent. Using the Stylus The stylus selects rems and enters information. The stylus functions as a mouse.
© Kk R Today Screen When you turn on your terminal reference for the first time each day {or after 4 hours of inactivity}, the Today screen appears. You can also display it by tapping Start Today. On the Today screen, you can see important information for the day. Tap to switch ta a program (2 wednasdor, August 22, 20GL (rems Adam Barr (08) $5521 =] Status Meeting i 10:00AM 008 Rom 2g) JE), Ho pres lineages. Active task = “1 High pity 7 TINE sl Tap ta vilification messages.
PDT 8000 Terminal Navigation Bar and Command Bar The navigation bar at the top of the screen displays the active program and current time, and allows you ta switch to programs and close screens. The command bar at the bottom of the screen contains menus and bunions to perform tasks in programs. [Tak to Chang «ium or mute the devious ERE Top to quickly Select a program you heme gently used. Tampa sled a program. Tap 10 see additions programs. Tonto custom ze the devise. Haw Hutton ind panel button.
Quick Reference Input Methods Enter information in any program by typing with the keyboard, or use the input panel to type with the soft keyboard, write using Block Recognizer, Letter Recognizer or Transcriber. In any case, the characters appear as typed text on the screen Ta show or hide the input panel, tap the input Panel button. Tap the arrow next to this button to view input methods Options...
PDT 8 000 Terminal Using the Block Recognizer 1. Tap the arrow next to the Input Pane! button, then Block Recognizer. 2. Write a letter in the left side of the box, or a number in the right side, using special character strokes. Hew Edit: Tools When you write a letter, iris converted to typed text on the screen. For instructions on entering Block Recognizer characters, with Block Recognizer open, tap the question mark next to the writing area, or see Block Recognizer Characters on page 15.
Q juice Reference When you write a letter, iris converted to typed text on the screen. For instructions on using Letter Recognizer, with Letter Recognizer open, tap the question mark next to the writing area. Using the Transcriber 1. Tap the arrow next to the Input Panel button, then Transcriber. 2. Write anywhere on the screen.
PDT 8000 Terminal Scanning with the PDT 8000 The PDT 8000 has an integrated scanner which collects data by scanning bar codes, Refer to the PDT 8000 Product Reference Guide (pin 72E-55893-xx) for information on configuring your terminal for scanning. To scan bar codes with the PDT 8000: 1. Launch the terminal's scanning application. 2. Aim the scanner at the bar code. 3, Press the scan trigger. Ensure the red scan beam covers the entire bar code.
Quick Reference To perform a soft reset press and hold the power key (for approximately ten seconds) and release it as soon as the screen changes and the terminal begins to reboot. Performing a Hard Reset A hard reset also restarts your terminal, but erases all stored records and entries in RAM. Therefore, never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does not solve your problem. Note: With a hard reset, Formats, Preferences, Date and Bh 5.
PDT 8000 Terminal Using the Cradle To 1 communicate through the cradle: Ensure all connections between the cradle and the host computer are secure. Refer to the PSI 8000 installation instructions (p/n 72-58948-xx) for instructions on setting up the cradle. 2. Power on the host computer, the cradle, and the terminal. 3. Insert the terminal into the cradle 4. Begin host communications as specified by your application.
Quick Reference LED Indicators LED Indicator Charge LED Amber Off Not connected to charger. Stow blinking amber Terminal is charging. Fast blinking amber Error in charging. Solid amber Charging is complete. Scan LED off Hot scanning. Solid Red Laser enabled, Scanning in process Solid green Successful decode. Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution POT 8000 does Lithium-ion battery Charge or replace the {lithium-ion bat not tum on. not charged. tray in the POT 8000, Battery not installed properly.
PDT 8000 Terminal Problem Cause Solution Fal to communicate with KDA printer. Distance from print | Bring the terminal closer fo the printer Eris more than 1 meter (39 inches). and attempt communications again. Obstruction interfered with commune cation. Check the path to ensure no objects i-| were in the way. Application is not Printer support must be included with enabled to run DA | the application Io run Ir DA printing on printing. the terminal.
c k References Problem Cause Solution BOT 8000 dust | Character sales | For your PDT 8000 10 recognize hand: recognize my written incorrectly | willing input with the stylus, char ac. irritating. with the stylus, tees must be written a certain way. See the POT 8000 Product Reference Guide (p/n TEE-55883-104) for informant son about how 1G wits character strokes. Character strokes | Make the character strokes in the low.
PDT 8 000 Terminal Problem Cause Solution Seamed tads PDT B00G terminals | Confirm that the PDT 8000 terminals does not transmit. too close together, are 5° apart, and there is a cleat path between the bao devices. Insufficient room fighting. Adjust the room fighting or move 1o a different location. When receiving beamed data an out of evermore Not enough free memory available for receiving data.
Quick Reference Maintaining the PDT 8000 Do not scratch the screen. Use the supplied stylus or plastic tipped pens intended for use with a touch-sensitive screen. Never use a pen or pencil or other sharp object on the screen. + Although your PDT 8000 is water and dust resistant, do not expose it to rain or moisture for an extended period of ime. + The touch-sensitive screen of your PDT 8000 contains glass.
PDT 8000 Terminal END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR POCKET PG DATA EXCHANGE COMPONENT: MICROSOFT ACTIVE SYNC, VERSION 3.1 IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement (EULA) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual of a single entity) and tha manufactures (‘Manufacturer’) of the special purpose computing device (SYSTEM) with which you acquired the Micro sol software product(s) (identified above (SOFTWARE).
Quick Reference 2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS. Speech/Handwriting Recognition. If the SOFTWARE includes speech landlord handwriting recognition accompaniment, you should understand that speech and handwriting recognition are inherently statistical processes; that recognition errors are inherent in the processes; that iris your responsibility to provide for banding such errors and to monitor the recognition processes and correct any errors.
PDT 8000 Terminal 4. COPYRIGHT. All the and Intellectual property rights in and to the SOFTWARE (including, but not limited to, any images, photographs. animations, video, audio, mu sic, text, and “applets” incorporated nits the SOFTWARE), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the SOFTWARE, are owned by MS or its suppliers {including Microsoft Corporation). You may not copy the printed materials accompanying fhe SOFTWARE. All lite and intellectual property rights in and to the.
Quick Reference Regulatory Information All Symbol devices ara designed to be compliant with rules and regulations in locations they are sold end will be labeled as required. Any changes or modifications to Symbol Technologies equipment, not expressly approved by Symbol Technologies, could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
POT 8 000 Terminal FCC RF Exposure Guidelines ‘This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the holster providing a minimal spacing of 2.0 6 from the body to the back of the tercentennial. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, use only belt-clips, holsters, or similar accessories that maintain a 2.0 om separation distance between the user's body and the back of the terminal, including the antenna.
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Service Information Before you use the unit, it must be configured to operate in your facility's network and run your replicators. if you have a problem running your unit of using your equipment, contact your facility's Technical or Systems Support.