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Page 3 - Contents; Learning About the Terminal

Contents iii Contents Before You Begin vii Warranty Information viiSafety Summary viiWarnings, Cautions, and Notes viiiAbout This Manual viii Learning About the Terminal What Are the Trakker Antares 243X Terminals? 1-3 Learning About the 243X’s Features 1-4Options for the Terminals 1-5Accessories fo...

Page 4 - Helvetica Condensed; Configuring the Terminal; About the Configurations 2-3; Operating the Terminal in a Network; Choosing a Communications Protocol 3-8

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual *1233* Helvetica Condensed iv Using the Terminal’s Scanner 1-21 Learning About the Connector Modules 1-23Connecting an Input Device 1-24Scanning Options 1-24 Connecting to a Serial Device or Network 1-24 Defining the Terminal’s Drives 1-25 Using ...

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Page 7 - Before You Begin; Warranty Information; Do not repair or adjust energized equipment alone

nugget d 39 Before You Begin vii Before You Begin This section introduces you to standard warranty provisions, safety precautions,warnings and cautions, document formatting conventions, and sources of additionalproduct information. A documentation roadmap is also provided to guide you in findingthe ...

Page 8 - Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual; viii; About This Manual; This manual was written for two audiences:

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget d 39 viii Warnings, Cautions, and Notes The warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual use the following format. WarningA warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statementthat must be strictly observed to av...

Page 9 - What You Will Find in This Manual; Terminology; You should be aware of how these terms are being used in this manual:

nugget d 39 Before You Begin ix What You Will Find in This Manual This table summarizes the information in each chapter and appendix. Chapter Summary 1 Introduces the Trakker Antares 2430 and 2435 hand-held terminals and theirfeatures. Also describes the batteries, memory, drives, and input devices....

Page 10 - Term; Conventions for Input From a Keypad or Keyboard; Convention; T) on the 57-key keypad or the Return key

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget d 39 x Terminology (continued) Term Description Host The term “host” refers to a personal computer or other computer thatcommunicates with the terminal. 243X The generic term “243X” indicates either the Trakker Antares 2430terminal or the ...

Page 11 - Conventions for Bar Codes; Conventions for Software Screens and Messages

nugget d 39 Before You Begin xi Conventions for Bar Codes You can scan the bar codes listed in this manual to enter data or perform a command.The bar code labels in this manual are printed in the Code 39 symbology. Each bar codeincludes the name and human-readable interpretation. For example: *$+* C...

Page 12 - xii; Conventions for Commands; To send a configuration command from the DCS 30X, use this syntax:; This table defines the conventions used in the example:; Other Intermec Manuals

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget d 39 xii Conventions for Commands This manual includes sample commands that are shown exactly as you should typethem on your terminal or network device. The manual also describes the syntax formany commands, defining each parameter in the ...

Page 15 - What Are the Trakker Antares 243X Terminals?; terminal emulation

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-3 1 This chapter introduces the Trakker Antares 2430 and 2435 hand-held terminals andtheir features including the batteries, memory, drives, and input devices. It alsodescribes how to start using the 243X. What Are the Trakker Antares 243X Terminals? The 2430 ...

Page 16 - Learning About the 243X’s Features

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-4 Learning About the 243X’s Features The 243X is designed to make data collection easy and includes these features: CGA-compatible screen The screen is a backlitLCD that is configurableup to 21 lines by 31characters. The screenalso su...

Page 17 - Options for the Terminals

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-5 1 Options for the Terminals These options are available for the 2430: • Programmable terminal with 57-key alphanumeric or 39-key function numerickeypad and overlays for U.S. English or International languages • Integrated laser scanner (standard range, long ...

Page 18 - Accessories for the Terminals; The vehicle dock is available in a standard model (Part No. 071805)

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-6 Accessories for the Terminals You can use these accessories (sold and ordered separately) with the 243X: Vehicle Dock The vehicle dock is available in a standard model (Part No. 071805) and a powered model (Part No. 071695). This ac...

Page 19 - Unpacking the Terminal; The terminal shipping box contains:; External power supply adapter cable

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-7 1 Unpacking the Terminal When you remove the 243X from its box, save the box and shipping material in caseyou need to ship or store the terminal. The terminal shipping box contains: 5020 Informationpacket 243XU0013.eps 2430 or 2435hand-heldterminal External ...

Page 20 - Using the Terminal’s Battery Pack; F when there is no battery pack installed in the terminal.; Determining When the Battery Pack Is Low; There are two ways to determine if the battery pack is low:

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-8 Using the Terminal’s Battery Pack WarningThe lithium-ion battery pack that is used in this device may present a fire or chemicalburn hazard if it is mistreated. Do not disassemble it, heat it above 100ºC (212ºF) orincinerate it. Ave...

Page 21 - Charging the Battery Pack; To charge the battery pack; Installing the Battery Pack; To install the battery pack

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-9 1 Charging the Battery Pack You must fully charge the battery pack before you can use the terminal. To charge the battery pack • Place the battery pack in an empty slot in the battery charger. The battery pack fullycharges in 3 to 4 hours. For help, see the ...

Page 22 - Open the battery door.

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-10 2. Open the battery door. a. Push down on the battery door latchand slide it toward the bottom end ofthe 243X. b. Lift up the bottom edge of thebattery door to remove it. You mayneed to pry the door open with apointed object. Remov...

Page 23 - Managing Battery Power; Situation; Using the Keypad; The 243X has the following keypad options and overlays:

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-11 1 Managing Battery Power To maximize the life of the battery pack, use these power management features. Situation Ways to Save Battery Power You are operating the terminaland the Battery status iconturns on. Press F F to turn off the terminal. Remove the ba...

Page 24 - Finding the Special Keys

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-12 Finding the Special Keys Before you use the terminal’s keypad, make sure you are familiar with the differenttypes of keys on the keypad. You need to use these special keys on all keypad options.The special keys that you use to type...

Page 25 - Typing the Characters Printed on the Keypad; Position on the Keypad; Using the Suspend/Resume Key; The terminal’s Suspend/Resume key is the

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-13 1 Typing the Characters Printed on the Keypad The keypads are easy to use. Characters, symbols, and functions are printed in fourplaces on or above the keys. The keys are also color-coded to make it easier toremember key combinations. Position on the Keypad...

Page 26 - Using the Modifier Keys; W, the key is held in a buffer until you press; To use the Function Left, Function Right, Control, and Shift keys; W. The Modifier Key status icon turns on.; Capitalizing All Characters; W before every letter you type.

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-14 Using the Modifier Keys The keypad does not have a physical key for every character and function available.You use the Function Left ( L L), Function Right (R R), Control (C C), and Shift (W W) keys to access characters or perform ...

Page 27 - Using the International Keypads

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-15 1 To enable Caps Lock 1. Press L L. The Modifier Key status icon turns on. 2. Press R R. The Caps Lock icon turns on and the Modifier Key icon turns off. 3. Type an alphabetic character. The letter appears as an uppercase character on the terminal’s screen....

Page 28 - Enter one of the following types of characters:

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-16 4. Enter one of the following types of characters: • To accent a lowercase character (39-key keypad) Press W W, and then press the character. (57-key keypad) Press the character. • To accent an uppercase character (39-key keypad) P...

Page 29 - Using the Screen; turn the backlight on and off.; To turn the backlight on and off; To change the display contrast

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-17 1 Using the Screen You can use the terminal’s screen to view data, run applications, monitor the terminal’sstatus, and perform many other functions. The CGA-compatible screen is a backlit LCDthat is configurable up to 21 lines by 31 characters. The screen a...

Page 30 - Learning About the Status Icons; This icon tells you if the 2435 is connected to your network. The

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-18 Learning About the Status Icons You can use the status icons on the right side of the screen to monitor the status ofbattery power, special keys, and network communications. The status icons only turn onto indicate the current stat...

Page 31 - Learning About the Audio Signals

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-19 1 Network Transmit This icon turns on when data is buffered in the RF network interface. The data is either waiting to be transmitted to the DCS 30X or host, orreceived data has not been accepted by the application on the 2435. When no data isbeing buffered...

Page 32 - Beep Sequence; Using the Terminal’s Serial Port; Port

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-20 This table lists each beep sequence and describes the situations under which they occur. Beep Sequence Situation High beep You entered valid data, you entered a valid command, the terminaldecoded a label, or the terminal decoded th...

Page 33 - Using the Terminal’s Scanner; To scan a bar code label with the scanner; F to turn on the terminal.

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-21 1 Port COM Port Designation for Applications Note: The serial/power connector and the input device connector lead to thesame serial port, COM1. Do not connect more than one serial device to the243X. RF (NET) Use for RF communications on the 2435. The Trakke...

Page 35 - Use the following guidelines to achieve a successful scan:; Learning About the Connector Modules; The 243X has two different connector module options.; Standard Connector Module; The input device connector on the standard connector; Serial Connector Module; The input device connector on the serial connector module

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-23 1 Use the following guidelines to achieve a successful scan: • Hold the terminal so that the scanner is pointing toward the bar code label. Tilt theterminal up or down slightly (20 degrees). • Optimum scan angles vary with the type and print quality of the ...

Page 36 - Connecting an Input Device; Connecting to a Serial Device or Network

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-24 Connecting an Input Device 1. Use the appropriate interface cable to attach an input device to the input deviceconnector on the connector module. For a list of supported input devices and cables,see “Input Devices and Cables” in Ap...

Page 37 - Connect the serial cable to the input device connector on the 243X.; Defining the Terminal’s Drives

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-25 1 Note: The serial/power connector and the input device connector lead to the same serialport, COM1. Do not connect more than one serial device to the 243X. To connect the 243X to a serial device using the serial/power connector 1. Attach a serial device to...

Page 38 - Drive C; is 2MB drive of flash memory that you can configure as drive D.; Drive E; is an optional 2MB or 4MB extended storage drive that is only; Using the Terminal for the First Time; To use the 243X for the first time; Unpack the terminal and documentation.

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 1-26 Drive C is a 2MB flash drive. You can use up to 750K of this flash drive to store up to 128 files on drive C. Applications must be stored on drive C. You use standard ANSI Clibrary interface definitions to access the information on...

Page 39 - Communications on the Terminal” in Chapter 3.

nugget 39 Learning About the Terminal 1-27 1 5. Configure the serial port parameters. For more information, see “Using Serial Communications on the Terminal” in Chapter 3. 6. (2435 only) Configure the RF parameters. For more information, see “Using RF Communications on the Terminal” in Chapter 3. 7....

Page 43 - How to Configure the Terminal; About the Configurations

nugget 39 Configuring the Terminal 2-3 2 This chapter describes the different methods that you can use to configure the 243Xand its memory and drives. It also explains how to configure the terminal using theTRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System and the clone application. How to Configure the Terminal You...

Page 44 - When you update the flash memory, the terminal copies the current; Configuring the Terminal With the Menu System; The Main Menu appears, displaying four menu options.

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 2-4 Current This configuration, also called the runtime configuration, uses the configuration that is saved in RAM. When you change a parameter by using the menusystem, by scanning a bar code, by sending it from a host application, or b...

Page 45 - Choose this option to see the part number, firmware version,; The TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System at a Glance

nugget 39 Configuring the Terminal 2-5 2 System Menu Choose this menu to manage files, load the default configuration, set the time and date, store the terminal’s configuration in flash memory, and upgrade thefirmware. About TRAKKER 2400 Choose this option to see the part number, firmware version, r...

Page 46 - Accessing Online Help; To access a help screen; To exit a help screen; Selecting Menus and Commands; on a screen and then enter data.

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 2-6 Accessing Online Help The TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System provides online help for the menus andcommands. To access a help screen • Press G G to access a help screen. To exit a help screen • Press E E to exit the help screen. Selec...

Page 47 - B to toggle between Disabled and 802.11 DS or OpenAir. The; Marking Check Boxes; to choose the Backspace check box and press

nugget 39 Configuring the Terminal 2-7 2 For example, the Primary Network screen has toggle and entry fields. The Activate fieldis a toggle field. Press B B to toggle between Disabled and 802.11 DS or OpenAir. The Host IP Address and Terminal IP Address fields are entry fields. You type a value into...

Page 48 - Entering ASCII Control Characters; To enter ASCII characters for a preamble or postamble; From the Configuration Menu, choose Terminal Menu.

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 2-8 Entering ASCII Control Characters You can include ASCII control characters in a postamble or preamble by using theTRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System. For a definition of the postamble or preamble,see Chapter 6, “Configuration Command ...

Page 49 - Preamble/Postamble Saved; Exiting Screens and Saving Changes; When you exit a screen, you can save or discard your changes:; Task

nugget 39 Configuring the Terminal 2-9 2 6. Type the control character, extended ASCII character, or escape character sequencein the preamble or postamble field. • To type a control character or extended ASCII character in the preamble orpostamble field, use this syntax: \x hh where hh is the two-di...

Page 50 - Exiting the Menu System; E until you exit the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System. If you have; V to save your changes in RAM and update the current

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 2-10 Exiting the Menu System 1. Press E E until you exit the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System. If you have made any changes to the current configuration, the next screen prompts you to savethe configuration parameters that are currently...

Page 51 - V to save your changes in flash memory. The terminal; V to exit the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System.; Configuring the Terminal With the Clone Application

nugget 39 Configuring the Terminal 2-11 2 4. Choose Yes and press V V to save your changes in flash memory. The terminal saves the current configuration as the active configuration. The Exiting TRAKKERAntares 2400 Menu System screen appears. Choose No and press V V to exit without saving. The termin...

Page 52 - To clone configuration parameters and applications; Run the clone application on the server unit.; Configuring Drives and Memory on the Terminal; up to 256K of the 512K RAM as a RAM drive.; Configuring the RAM Drive

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 2-12 For more information about upgrading firmware, see Chapter 2 in the 2400 Familysystem manual. For more information about downloading applications, see “How toDownload and Run Applications” in Chapter 3 of the 2400 Family system man...

Page 53 - Configuring Flash Memory

nugget 39 Configuring the Terminal 2-13 2 For example, if your application size is 64K and drive E is configured as a 256K RAMdrive, you are using 320K of the 512K application execution space. The applicationuses the remaining 192K of RAM as a Malloc/free dynamic memory pool. By default, the RAM dri...

Page 57 - How the Terminals Fit Into Your Network; 43X in a Wired Network

nugget 39 Operating the Terminal in a Network 3-3 3 This chapter describes how to install and configure the 243X in a serial or RF network.It also explains how the 243X fits into a particular network and how to use serial ornetwork communications. How the Terminals Fit Into Your Network The 2430 and...

Page 58 - UDP Plus Network; In a UDP Plus RF network, the 2435 communicates with a host; TCP/IP Direct Connect Network; In a TCP/IP network, the 2435 communicates with a; 435s in a UDP Plus Network or a TCP/IP Direct Connect Network

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 3-4 UDP Plus Network In a UDP Plus RF network, the 2435 communicates with a host computer through the DCS 30X. The DCS 30X translates UDP Plus packets on the RFnetwork into TCP/IP packets on the wired network and vice versa. The access ...

Page 59 - In a UDP Plus network, you can install the 2435

nugget 39 Operating the Terminal in a Network 3-5 3 Multiple Subnetworks (UDP Plus) In a UDP Plus network, you can install the 2435 terminals, access points, and DCS 30X as shown in the next illustration. All theterminals and access points in this illustration communicate with the DCS 30X at IPaddre...

Page 60 - In a TCP/IP network, you can install the 2435

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 3-6 Multiple Subnetworks (TCP/IP) In a TCP/IP network, you can install the 2435 terminals and access points as shown in the next illustration. All the terminals andaccess points in this illustration communicate with the host at IP addre...

Page 61 - You can install the 2435 terminals; 435s Communicating Across Subnetworks (UDP Plus); Using Serial Communications on the Terminal

nugget 39 Operating the Terminal in a Network 3-7 3 Communicating Across Subnetworks (UDP Plus) You can install the 2435 terminals and access points in one subnetwork and install the DCS 30X or host in anothersubnetwork. In this network, you must configure additional network parameters (defaultroute...

Page 62 - Choosing a Communications Protocol; Binary Protocol

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 3-8 Depending on the protocol you choose in Step 2, you must set some or all of theserial port parameters to have the terminal communicate with a host computer orserial device in a wired network. The values you set for the terminal’s se...

Page 63 - Configurable Protocol; Character mode

nugget 39 Operating the Terminal in a Network 3-9 3 Configurable Protocol Configurable protocol is based on Intermec’s Polling Mode D protocol except that youhave the option to change some of the serial port protocol parameters or remove specificevents from the protocol, such as poll or handshake. Y...

Page 64 - Master Polling Protocol

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 3-10 Master Polling Protocol Master Polling Mode D protocol requires the terminal to ask the downline serial devicefor data it may have (polling) and to request to send data to the serial device (selecting).There is no automatic polling...

Page 65 - Using RF Communications on the Terminal; Configure the network parameters on each terminal in the network.; Planning the Network Connection

nugget 39 Operating the Terminal in a Network 3-11 3 Using RF Communications on the Terminal CautionMake sure all components with antennas are at least 30 cm (1 ft) apart when power isapplied. Failure to comply could result in equipment damage. ConseilAssurez-vous que la distance entre tous les élém...

Page 66 - Configuring the DCS 30X; Configure the UDP Plus network.; Configuring the Access Points

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 3-12 Configuring the DCS 30X The DCS 30X supports and manages communications with other devices in the UDPPlus network. When you install and configure the DCS 30X, you identify the hostcomputers and 2435 terminals in your network. The t...

Page 67 - OpenAir Radio; Domain

nugget 39 Operating the Terminal in a Network 3-13 3 If you are out of range of all access points in the network, the data is stored in theterminal’s radio buffer. The Network Connect status icon turns off. You can continue tocollect data until the radio buffer is full. When the buffer is full, the ...

Page 68 - About the Network Parameters; You must define the following network parameters:; Monitoring Network Communications

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 3-14 About the Network Parameters When you install the 2435 in a network, you must configure the network parametersthat control how the terminal communicates in the network. The set of network parameters you must configure depends on wh...

Page 69 - Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal

Page 71 - How to Use This Chapter; Problem

nugget 39 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal 4-3 4 This chapter lists problems you may encounter while using the terminal and providessome possible solutions. It also describes how to boot or reset the terminal and cleanthe scanner window and terminal screen. How to Use This Chapter If you...

Page 72 - Problems While Operating the Terminal

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-4 You can also use the error numbers and messages table and the terminal diagnostics tohelp analyze and solve problems. For help, see Chapter 4, “Running Diagnostics,” in the2400 Family system manual. If you have problems with the TE ...

Page 74 - Problems While Configuring the Terminal

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-6 Problems While Operating the Terminal (continued) Problem Solution The terminal appears to be locked up and youcannot enter data. Try these possible solutions: • (2435 only) Wait at least 10 seconds and try again. If the 2435 isstil...

Page 76 - Problems While Configuring the Terminal (continued)

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-8 Problems While Configuring the Terminal (continued) Problem Solution You are configuring the serial port and seethis error message when exiting theConfiguration Menu: Serial port configuration error. SOM cannot equal EOM. Configurat...

Page 79 - Problems Communicating With RF Network Devices

nugget 39 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal 4-11 4 Problems Communicating With RF Network Devices If the 2435 is not communicating with other devices in the RF network, check thesepossible problems. Problem Solution When you turn on the terminal after it wassuspended for 10-15 minutes or ...

Page 80 - Problems Communicating With RF Network Devices (continued)

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-12 Problems Communicating With RF Network Devices (continued) Problem Solution The Network Connect icon blinks on theterminal screen and you see this message: Unable to connect tocontroller. Error 102. Unable to establish connectionto...

Page 81 - Problems While Running Applications

nugget 39 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal 4-13 4 Problems While Running Applications If you are running applications on the terminal and have trouble, check these possibleproblems and solutions. Problem Solution There is not enough memory to load aprogram. You need to free conventional ...

Page 82 - Problems Transmitting Data Through the Serial Port

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-14 Problems Transmitting Data Through the Serial Port If you are having problems sending or receiving data through the serial port on theterminal, check these possible problems: • Make sure the terminal is connected to the PC, host co...

Page 83 - Problems Scanning Bar Code Labels

nugget 39 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal 4-15 4 Problems Scanning Bar Code Labels If you cannot scan bar code labels or you are having problems with the scanner, checkthese possible problems. Problem Solution The terminal is turned off. Make sure the terminal is turned on. Press F F to...

Page 84 - Problems Scanning Bar Code Labels (continued)

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-16 Problems Scanning Bar Code Labels (continued) Problem Solution The integrated scanner does not read the barcode labels quickly, or the scanning beamseems to be faint or obscured. The scanner window may be dirty. Clean the window wi...

Page 85 - Booting the Terminal; F key to boot the terminal when you turn on the terminal.; Booting the Terminal on Resume; F to turn off the terminal, it turns off and goes into Suspend mode.; F to turn on the terminal. Use this option if you want; Resume Execution Allowed

nugget 39 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal 4-17 4 Booting the Terminal You seldom need to boot or reset the terminal. When you boot the terminal, it runsthrough power-on self test (POST) to test each major subsystem. The terminal uses theconfiguration currently saved in flash memory. Aft...

Page 86 - Using the Boot Menu; Boot System; Troubleshooting a Locked Up Application

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-18 Using the Boot Menu To access the Boot menu, you can • upgrade the firmware. For help, see “Upgrading the Firmware” in Chapter 2 of the2400 Family system manual. • reset the terminal. For help, see “Resetting the Terminal” on page ...

Page 87 - Resetting the Terminal; To reset the terminal; Scan the Boot Terminal label to reboot the terminal.; F to turn off the terminal.

nugget 39 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Terminal 4-19 4 3. Scan the Reset Firmware label to restart the firmware and application. Reset Firmware *-.* *-.* If the terminal or application still will not respond, reset the terminal. For help, continuewith the next section. Resetting the Terminal ...

Page 88 - Cleaning the Scanner Window and Terminal Screen; Clean the scanner window.; To clean the scanner window and terminal screen

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 4-20 Cleaning the Scanner Window and Terminal Screen The terminals are built for use in an industrial working environment. You may need toperform these minor maintenance tasks to keep the terminal in good working order: • Clean the scan...

Page 89 - Specifications

Page 91 - Physical and Environmental Specifications; Terminal Dimensions; Electrical Specifications

nugget 39 Specifications A-3 A This appendix lists the terminal’s physical and environmental specifications. Physical and Environmental Specifications You can use the tables in this section to find technical information about these featuresand options: • Terminal Dimensions • Power Specifications • ...

Page 92 - Configurable up to 21 lines by 31 columns

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 A-4 Temperature and Environmental Specifications Operating the terminal: -20°C to 50°C -4°F to 122°F Storing the terminal: -20°C to 50°C -4°F to 122°F Charging the terminal: 0°C to 40°C 32°F to 104°F Relative humidity: 0 to 90% non-cond...

Page 93 - protocol for data transfer; Bar Code Symbologies

nugget 39 Specifications A-5 A 802.11b Radio Specifications Radio type Direct sequence, spread spectrum Channels 11 (North America), 13 (Europe), 4 (France), 1 (Japan) Data rate 11 Mbps (High), 5.5 Mbps (Medium), 2 Mbps (Standard),1 Mbps (Low) with automatic fallback for increased range Range (11 Mb...

Page 94 - Input Devices and Cables; Pin Assignments; Pin Assignments for COM1

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual nugget 39 A-6 Input Devices and Cables You must use an interface cable to connect an input device to the input deviceconnector. Use the following table to determine which non-decoded input device youcan attach to the 243X and which cable you need...

Page 95 - Pin Assignments for the Input Device Connectors

nugget 39 Specifications A-7 A Pin Assignments for the Input Device Connectors The following illustrations show the type of connectors and pin assignments for theinput device connectors on both the standard connector module and the serial connectormodule. Serial Connector Module Standard Connector (...

Page 97 - Index

Page 99 - Symbols and Numbers

nugget 39 Index I-3 I Symbols and Numbers C C key, See Control key W W key, See Shift key L L key, See Function Left key R R key, See Function Right key F F key configuring to boot the terminal, 4-17turning the terminal on and off, 1-13See also Suspend/Resume key 243X, See terminal3270 and 5250 term...