Falcon 4400 - Manual

Quick Reference Guide 3 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Overview The Falcon ® 4400 series combines the flexibility of Windows Mobile ® with the power of the Intel XScale processor, WiFi wireless technology, a large color display, and laser and imaging (1D and 2D) scanning in an ergonomic ...

Getting Started 4 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Getting Started Before using the Falcon for the first time, you must install the battery pack into the Falcon, then charge both the battery pack and the backup battery. See Installing the Battery Pack on page 10 for instructions . System R...

Getting Started Quick Reference Guide 5 2. Plug the power adapter into a power source, then plug the Power Cord into the Dock. 3. Seat the Falcon securely into the Dock. Figure 1. Connecting your Falcon to a PC Installing ActiveSync If you don’t already have ActiveSync (v4.0 or above) on your comput...

Getting Started 6 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Features of the Falcon Four perspectives of the Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows ® Mobile are shown. Refer to Table 1 on page 8 for a list of the illustrated parts with refer- ences to more detailed information. Figure 2. Falcon Keypad an...

Getting Started Quick Reference Guide 7 Figure 3. Falcon Scanner and Battery Door Views For more information, please refer to the Falcon ® 4400 Windows Mobile ® Product Reference Guide (PRG), located on the Falcon 4400 Product CD that came with your device. Strap Studs Trigger Handle Stylus Tether/L...

Getting Started 8 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 4. Model comparison Table 1. Features of the Falcon Feature Function/Description More Information Battery Door Rotate the latches to unlock the battery door to remove the battery pack. Figure 5 , Display/Touch Screen The equivalent ...

Powering the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 9 Powering the Falcon Battery Pack The battery pack in the Falcon is a 3.7 V, Lith-ium Ion battery pack. You will be alerted with a message dialog box when the battery pack reaches a low state. After charging the first time, a complete charge takes about fou...

Powering the Falcon 10 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Installing the Battery Pack When you first remove the Falcon from the box, you must charge both the battery pack and the backup battery for a minimum of 24 hours. Complete the following instructions to install the battery pack: 1. On ...

Powering the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 11 Figure 5. Installing the Battery Pack 2. Turn the battery door latches to unlock the battery door. Remove the door. 3. Insert the battery pack with the pull tab on the outside and the bat- tery contacts aligned with the matching contacts inside the batter...

Powering the Falcon 12 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Checking Battery Power Battery Status Indicators Tap the Battery icon at the top of the screen to view the Battery status. Figure 6. Battery level Table 2. Battery Status Indicators Battery ChargingIcon FullBattery Icon Battery Status...

Charging the Batteries Quick Reference Guide 13 Additionally, the Power control applet displays a battery power gauge. You can check the status of both the Main Battery and the Backup battery. Tap > Settings > System > Power. See the Falcon 4400 with Windows Mobile ® Product Reference Guide...

Charging the Batteries 14 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Table 3. Battery Charging Methods and Indications Charging Location: Falcon seated in a Dock (Single or Four- Slot) Falcon connected to an external power supply Charging slot of Dock (Single or Four-Slot) Four-Slot Battery Charger ...

Charging the Batteries Quick Reference Guide 15 Charging with the Dock There are two models of docks for the Falcon: a Single-Slot dock and a Four-Slot dock. On both models, an external power supply (AC adaptor) provides power to the dock. There are two methods for charging a battery pack using a Si...

Charging the Batteries 16 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Backup Battery The 3V Lithium Backup Battery receives its charge from the Battery Pack. To retain date, time, data, and other settings for the Falcon, maintain at least a minimal charge on the Battery Pack. To view the status of th...

Setting Up the Mobile Computer Quick Reference Guide 17 Charging with a Battery Charger A Four-Slot Battery Charger is available to charge batteries independently from the Falcon. To use, insert the batteries into the slots in the charger, align-ing the battery contacts with those in the Charger. Fi...

Setting Up the Mobile Computer 18 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Touchscreen Calibration Figure 11. Touchscreen Calibration Entering a Password The first time you use the Falcon you will be prompted to enter a password. Tap Next to continue, or Skip if you do not want the device to be pa...

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 19 Radio Card Setup Windows Zero Config should be used to administer the radio setup. For assis-tance in configuring the radio card, reference the online help on your Falcon. Go to > Help for further information. Entering Data To open an application, tap a link...

Entering Data 20 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Using the Stylus The stylus is located next to the scanning pod as illustrated in Figure 13 . The stylus on the Falcon is the equivalent of the mouse on a PC. Use the stylus to: • Navigate the touchscreen display. • Select characters in the...

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 21 Figure 14. Tethered Stylus Navigating the Display There are several navigation areas on your display, including the title bar and the soft key bar. Each of these navigation areas have sub-areas of navigation as well. Take the time to familiarize yourself with t...

Entering Data 22 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 15. The Today Screen Start Button Shortcut Links Connection Status Volume Today Screen Title bar Soft key bar Battery Status Clock & Alarms

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 23 The Start Menu The Title bar at the top of the screen contains the Start icon, program name, and notification icons. Tap (Start) to open the Start menu . The Start menu includes access to Programs , Settings , Help and shortcuts to programs and func- tions. The...

Entering Data 24 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® On-Screen Keyboard In applications that accept keyed input, the on-screen keyboard can be used to enter data using the stylus. The on-screen keyboard is a digital, QWERTY-style keyboard. Tap the Keyboard icon to open or close the on-screen ...

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 25 Figure 18. Settings screen Programs Tap > Programs to open the Programs screen to view and open the avail- able Programs on your Falcon. Tap a program to open it. Figure 19. Programs screen Tabs Settings Icons Program Icons

Entering Data 26 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Keypads Overview Refer to the Falcon 4400 PRG for more information on configuring the key-pads. The Falcon is available with several different keypad models: • 26-Key Keypad on page 29 • 48-Key Keypad on page 30 • 52-Key Keypad on page 31 •...

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 27 Keyboard Indicators The Keyboard Indicators are visible in the Title Bar at the top of the screen. The most recently activated state is on the left if more than one state is active. Figure 20. Keyboard Indicators • The icon is displayed if either Shift or CAPS ...

Entering Data 28 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Table 5. Input States and their Indicators Icon State Keypad Model(s) Function Normal (Numeric) Mode 26-key Present only on keypads with an <Alpha> key. It appears when Alpha or CAPS modes are not on. Alpha Mode 26-key Press <Alpha...

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 29 26-Key Keypad The 26-key keypad is organized like a cell phone, with multi-tap access to alpha characters on numeric keys (see Figure 21 ). Use the ten (10) alpha- numeric keys and <Esc> to type letters, numbers, and symbols listed in Table 6 on page 30 ....

Entering Data 30 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Table 6. 26-Key Keypad Alpha Characters and Symbols 48-Key Keypad The 48-key keypad is designed so you can type all letters and numbers without requiring multiple key presses. Figure 22. 48-Key Keypad Some of the keys on the 48-key keypad o...

Entering Data Quick Reference Guide 31 another key to access the desired input state. See Table 4 on page 26 for fur- ther information. 48-Key Functions Press <Backlight> to toggle the backlight on or off. Press <Fn>+<Backlight> to adjust the brightness. Press <ENTER> to acce...

Scanning Bar Codes Quick Reference Guide 33 Scanning Bar Codes Laser Scanning To use the scanning function on units containing a laser scanning module, complete the following steps: 1. Select and open a bar code application, such as Microsoft ® Word Mobile. Figure 25. Scanning a bar code 2. Aim the ...

Scanning Bar Codes 34 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 26. Laser Beam Positions 5. The device beeps and the green LED indicator comes on until the trig- ger is released. The green LED and the beep tone indicate a good read. 6. The bar code data is entered in the current application....

Scanning Bar Codes Quick Reference Guide 35 Bar Code Scanning with 2D Imager Scanning bar codes with the 2D imaging device is similar to scanning with a laser scanner. The operation and configuration of the scanner is performed in the same way as laser scanning devices. Trigger behavior and scanning...

Scanning Bar Codes 36 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 28. Aiming Beam Positioning The aiming beam is smaller when the imager is closer to the code and larger when it is farther away. Symbologies with smaller bars or elements (mil size) should be read closer to the unit. Symbologies...

Image Capture Quick Reference Guide 37 OCR Scanning Optical character recognition (OCR) decodes certain fonts and outputs the data as a string, in a similar fashion to bar code labels. The Falcon 2D Imager supports limited decoding of some OCR fonts. See the PRG for information on setup and programm...

Resetting the Falcon 38 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Resetting the Falcon There are several reset methods for the Falcon. • To simply reset a “hung” application, tap > Settings > System > Memory > Running Programs. Select the problematic program(s) and tap Stop , or Stop Al...

Resetting the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 39 52-Key Falcon. Press and hold: <ALT> + <FN> + <F1> . Figure 30. Warm Reset Key Sequence After Warm Reset When a Falcon goes through the Warm Reset sequence, it clears the working RAM and initializes the file system. The splash screen wi...

Resetting the Falcon 40 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Procedure to Hard Reset. To perform a Hard Reset, insert a paper clip into the <Reset> aperture while pressing the <POWER> button (refer to Figure 31 ). Figure 31. Hard Reset Key Sequence After Hard Reset When a Falcon go...

Resetting the Falcon Quick Reference Guide 41 Clean Boot A Clean Boot is a complete reset of the Falcon in which all applications are forcibly closed and the Falcon is restored to factory defaults. ALL USER-INSTALLED PROGRAMS, DATA AND REGISTRY SETTINGS ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED. Reason to perform ...

Resetting the Falcon 42 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Figure 32. Clean Boot key sequence After Clean Boot When a Falcon goes through the Clean Boot sequence, it clears the working memory and initializes the file system. You will lose all user-installed applica-tions, custom registry set...

Troubleshooting Quick Reference Guide 43 Troubleshooting Refer to the Falcon 4400 with Windows Mobile ® PRG for more information. Table 7. Troubleshooting Problems, Causes, and Solutions Problem Possible Cause Solution The Falcon does not turn on. The battery pack is not installed properly. Ensure t...

Troubleshooting 44 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® During data communication, no data was transmitted, or transmitted data was incomplete. The Falcon was removed from the dock or unplugged from host PC during communications. Replace the terminal in the dock, or replace the serial cable, a...

Troubleshooting 46 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® RF Connectivity Troubleshooting Does the Falcon respond to a PING command from a PC? NO Does the Falcon associate with the AP ? YES display an error during the boot process? Gather facts: • Falcon type • AP & RF card brand (ensure lat...

Technical Support Quick Reference Guide 47 Technical Support PSC Website Support The PSC website ( www.psc.com ) is the complete source for technical support and information for PSC products. The site offers the PSC TekForum, prod-uct support, product registration, warranty information, product manu...

Technical Support 48 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® NOTES

Quick Reference Guide 49 Appendix A. PSC Falcon® Windows Mobile End User License Agreement Notice to End User: The product you have acquired contains software, which is integral to the product's operation. This soft-ware is provided only for use with, and for authorized end users of, the PSC Falcon®...

52 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Appendix B. Microsoft® Windows Mobile Addendum to EULA • End User (“you”) have acquired a device (“DEVICE”) that includes software licensed by PSC from an affiliate of Microsoft Corporation (“MS”). Those installed software products of MS origin, as well ...

Appendix C: PSC Falcon ® Windows Mobile ® Product Series Warranty Quick Reference Guide 55 Appendix C: PSC Falcon ® Windows Mobile ® Product Series Warranty Warranty Falcon products are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship for the period specified at the time of sale. Thiswarranty...

Appendix C: PSC Falcon ® Windows Mobile ® Product Series Warranty 56 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Appendix D: Safety Information Laser Safety Label Figure 1. Laser Safety Label Advisory Statement Regulatory Statements Radio Frequency Interference This equipment has been tested and foun...

Quick Reference Guide 57 Appendix E: Laser Safety International Caution Statements for CLASS 1 1 , 2 2 , 3R 3 , II 4 , and IIA 5 Laser Devices English PSC scanners are certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS/CDRH 21CFR Subchapter J and to the requirements of IEC/EN 60825-1:1998-...

Appendix E: Laser Safety 58 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® ATTENTIONL’utilisation d’instruments optiques avec le scanneur augmente le danger pour les yeux. Les instruments optiques comprennent les jumelles, les microscopes et les verres grossissants. Ils ne comprennent pas les lunettes p...

International Caution Statements for CLASS 1, 2, 3R, II, and IIA Laser Devices Quick Reference Guide 59 Danish Denne scanner opfylder de amerikanske krav stillet i "DHHS/CDRH 21CFR Subchapter J" og opfylder også de krav, der stilles i IEC/EN 60825-1:1998-2001. Klasse 1, 2, 3R, klasse II elle...

Appendix E: Laser Safety 60 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® VAR FÖRSIKTIGFörsök inte öppna eller reparera komponenter i den optiska kamaren. Om icke auktoriserad personal öppnar eller reparerar delar i den optiska kammaren, kan detta strida mot säkerhetsföreskrifterna för laserutrustning....

International Caution Statements for CLASS 1, 2, 3R, II, and IIA Laser Devices Quick Reference Guide 61 Portuguese Este scanner foi certificado nos EUA para atender os requisitos do subcapítulo J do DHHS/CDRH 21 CFR e os requisitos do IEC/EN 60825-1:1998-2001. Os produtos da Classe 1, 2, 3R, Classe ...

Appendix E: Laser Safety 62 Falcon ® 4400 Series with Windows Mobile ® Chinese Japanese

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PSC hereby declares that the Equipment specified below has been tested and found compliant to the following Directives and Standards: Brad WestVice PresidentQuality and Process ManagementPSC, Inc.959 Terry StreetEugene, OR 97402U.S.A. Peter LomaxVice PresidentEurope, Middle...