Hand Held Products Dolphin 7200 - Manual

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide vii Servicing the Battery Pack ................................................................................................................ 11-3Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................

viii Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Internal Commands Supported by GS-DOS ....................................................................................... E-1 HELP ........................................................................................................................................

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 1 - 1 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new Dolphin 7200 mobile computer! You have made a wise choice in selecting the Dolphin 7200, a device known worldwide for its ergonomic shape, light weight, versatility and single-handed data collection features....

1 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Safety The Dolphin 7200 handheld computer/bar code scanner meets or exceeds the requirements of all applicable standards organizations for safe operation. However, as with any electrical equipment, the best way to ensure safe operation is to know the possible risks. ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 1 - 3 Statement of Agency Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfere...

1 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Regulatory and Safety Agency Approvals The CE mark on the product indicates that the system has been tested to and conforms with the provisions noted within the 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive and the 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive. For further in...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 2 - 1 2 Getting Started About the Dolphin 7200 The Dolphin is a handheld computer and imager/bar code scanner with a 386 33 MHz microprocessor that runs with GS-DOS and is PC-compatible and is designed for easy, single-handed data collection. Accessories for the Dolphin Th...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 2 - 3 Dolphin 7200 Models Hand Held Product's family of Dolphin 7200 handheld portable data collection terminals includes these models: Dolphin 7200 Batch Terminal The Dolphin 7200 Batch terminal is a DOS programmable handheld computer/bar code scanner with a unique, ergon...

2 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Bar Code Symbologies Supported 1D Linear Codes: Code 3 of 9, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 11, MSI, UPC A, UPC EO, UPC EI, EAN/EAN13, Codabar, Code 128, Code 93, UPC 2D Codes: PDF417, microPDF, Maxicode, Datamatrix, Aztec, QR Code, Code 49 Composite Codes: RSS-14, CODABLO...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 2 - 5 If you have a Dolphin 7200 RS-232 terminal and are using the communication/charging cable instead of a HomeBase to charge the battery, charge the terminal for 24 hours before initial use. After deep cycling the battery, you may charge the battery using one of these m...

2 - 6 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Note: If using the Dolphin for first time or if the terminal has been without a battery pack for more than 30 minutes and you are now inserting a battery, you may receive a CMOS error when the terminal boots up. Don't worry, the terminal is OK. This simply means that...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 3 - 1 3 Dolphin 7200 Basics System Features CPU The Dolphin's computing power is provided by a highly integrated AMD ELAN SC310 386SX 33 MHz microprocessor. Disk Drives The Dolphin contains two disk drives that provide storage for system files, applications, and data. A th...

3 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Using the Alphanumeric Keypad The Dolphin's alphanumeric, splash-resistant keypad has 36 epoxy coated keys. The keyboard's yellow background enhances the readability of the numeric and special character keys. - SCAN DECODE LIGHT CLR NUM LOCK E S C D O S P L AT F O R ...

3 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Using the Numeric Keypad The Dolphin's numeric, splash-resistant keypad has 20 epoxy coated keys. The large, amber-color keys are large, easy-to-read, and comfortably spaced to help prevent errors in data entry. Digits can be entered without using the shift key. Thou...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 3 - 5 Key Combinations for Functions and Special Characters Entering Alpha and Special Characters 1. Press the SHIFT key to switch the numeric keypad to alpha mode. This is indicated by the ABC symbol indicated on the LCD. Each numeric key, as well as the "." Key h...

3 - 6 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Keyboard Mode These symbols indicate which mode is operational on the keyboard and are located next to the battery charge indicator. Use the SHIFT key to toggle between numeric to alpha mode on Dolphin. Back Panel Features This section describes features on the Dolph...

3 - 8 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Maintaining the Dolphin's Batteries Although the Dolphin 7200 terminal is received with the battery inserted, it is NOT ready for charging and/or deep-cycling. Remove the plastic insulator located between the terminal and battery connectors. Failure to remove the ins...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 3 - 9 Servicing the Battery Pack For maximum battery life, Hand Held Products recommends that you deep-cycle the battery twice before initial use. To deep cycle, insert the battery into the HomeBase auxiliary battery well. Then, push and hold the Service Aux Batt button fo...

3 - 10 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Resetting the Dolphin Terminal Under normal circumstances, you should not need to reset the Dolphin terminal. However, if required, you can reset the terminal with one of the following methods: 1. Perform the Three Key Reset. The Dolphin terminal can be reset by pre...

4 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Sending and Receiving Data The Dolphin 7200 RS-232 terminal can be connected to a host computer to send and receive data via the micro-DB9 RS-232 port using the YX.EXE Utility or the Dolphin File Transfer Program. 1. Insert a battery pack into the battery well of the...

5 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Reading Barcodes The omni-directional scanning capabilities of the Dolphin 7200 2D terminal greatly simplify operation and training and increase productivity. 1. Press the ON/SCAN button to project the scanner's bright red aiming beam 2. Center the aiming beam over t...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 5 - 3 Capturing Images The image-capture process is a split-second operation for experienced users. By following the basic guidelines, new users can easily develop their own technique and, with practice, quickly learn to adapt it to different circumstances. The basic steps...

5 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Dolphin Demo Main Screen When you start the program, this menu screen will be the first one you see. This screen allows you to access the demonstration programs listed or exit to DOS. All the Demo programs will return to this menu screen when exited. If there is no k...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 6 - 1 6 Dolphin OS and System Development Software Important Notice: Only install the most recent release of the Dolphin ROM IMAGE and Bootloader, loading an old version of the ROM IMAGE or Bootloader can result in Dolphin becoming unstable or inoperable, and requiring the...

6 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Help File, Document and Utility Icons The Dolphin OS and Development System set up program will set up a Dolphin group or folder and install the following Help, Document and Utility icons. Icon Tapping this icon, … Provides important information not available at the ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 6 - 3 Dolphin Utilities A number of utilities are provided with your Dolphin terminal. The Utility programs are installed in the c:\dolphXX\utils on your computer. Note: See the Development API electronic Help file (dolphapi.hlp) for additional information regarding the Do...

6 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide If you do not specify command line arguments, DCOMM2.EXE will open a dialog that allows you to receive files or configure the default serial communications port, baud rate, communications protocol and download path. An 'Auto Execute' command line can also be specifie...

6 - 6 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide yx /m yx /c2 The default baud rate for the YX.EXE utility is 9600. For your convenience, batch files are included on the Dolphin terminal to make sending data at a higher baud rate easier. Note: When using YX on the Dolphin 7200 terminal, only COM1 is available. To s...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 6 - 7 Dolphin Application Development Dolphin application development is straightforward. Since Dolphin is DOS-compatible, most of the application can be tested on a desktop computer. Compiling Applications for the Dolphin Although the operating system on the Dolphin 7200 ...

6 - 8 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Building the Samples There is one Microsoft Visual C\C++ version 1.52 project file (*.mak) for each sample application. There is also a Borland C++ version 5.0 project file, samples.ide. This project file will rebuild all sample applications. Consult the documentatio...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 6 - 9 Transferring Files to or from the Dolphin Terminal Transferring files between your Dolphin terminal and a desktop PC is easy with the YX.EXE utility (see YX.EXE on page 6-5 ) or the Dolphin File Transfer program (see DCOMM2.EXE - Dolphin File Transfer Utility on page...

6 - 10 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Using the Dolphin File Transfer Program and YX in Menu Mode You can also use YX in menu mode to send and receive files from the Dolphin to your PC and vice versa with the Dolphin File Transfer program and YX.EXE on the PC. Sending Files to the Dolphin To use a menu ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 6 - 11 Dolphin EVS Engine The EVS engine provides bit-mapped graphics support for the Dolphin LCD. EVS is the primary interface between an application and BIOS graphics functions. The EVS engine eliminates the need for an application to directly access the hardware layer. ...

6 - 12 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 4. Press 3 to select Baud rate. Press 1 to set baud rate to 57600. 5. Press 1 to download. Upgrading the Dolphin Bootloader Install only the most recent release of the Dolphin ROM IMAGE and Boot Loader. DO NOT load an old version of the ROM IMAGE or Bootloader. The ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 7 - 1 7 Troubleshooting Dolphin Terminal and HomeBase This table describes some of the common problems/symptoms and solutions that you could encounter while using your Dolphin terminal or Dolphin HomeBase. If you need further assistance with troubleshooting your terminal, ...

7 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide I can not enter a ":" to change to Drive B: at the DOS prompt. The ":" is a special character that can be entered by typing "SHIFT" "Z". See reference to special characters in Using the Alphanumeric Keypad (page 3-2) or Using the Numer...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 8 - 1 8 Dolphin HomeBase Hub of the System As the hub of your Dolphin system, the Dolphin 7200 HomeBase performs three important functions - battery management, communications and storage. Battery Management The Dolphin 7200 HomeBase uses a charging method that senses when...

8 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Dolphin 7200 HomeBase Parts and Functions Front Panel Dolphin Terminal Well You put the Dolphin in this well to communicate with a host device and to charge the Dolphin's batteries. LEDs There are three LEDs that you can use to monitor the status of battery charging ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 8 - 3 Back Panel Auxiliary Battery Well Insert a battery into the well to charge a second battery and you will always have a spare. The auxiliary battery well can also service your battery pack. Configuration Switches Use these switches to select the network and communicat...

8 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Side Panels There is a main communications port on one side and a multi-HomeBase-port on the other side: Main Communications Port Use a standard serial cable to connect this port to a host RS-232 device if the Dolphin HomeBase is the first unit of HomeBase network. O...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 8 - 5 Charging Batteries in the Dolphin 7200 HomeBase Use only the 3.6V battery packs provided by Hand Held Products. The use of any other battery pack in the Dolphin terminal will void your warranty and may result in damage to the Dolphin terminal or battery. With the Dol...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 8 - 7 Setting up the Dolphin HomeBase Set the Dolphin HomeBase on any dry, stable surface such as a desktop. Before mounting the Dolphin HomeBase, check to ensure that all AC wall transformers have a nearby electrical outlet. Be sure to provide enough workspace with good l...

8 - 8 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Setting the Baud Rate You may use the HomeBase Configuration utility program to select the baud rate. The program can also be used to change the host system's COM port and will run a diagnostic check for optimal communications. After changing the baud rate, you must ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 8 - 9 The following table outlines the configuration switch settings: To ensure communications, leave Switch 2 in the FIXED BPS position and configure your communications software for 9600 baud. When Switch 2 is in the PROGRAM position, the baud rate can be changed by ente...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 8 - 11 n is the ASCII number corresponding to the baud rate shown in the table below. For example, the string <ESC>HHPB6 (which consists of the escape string and the command B6) would set the baud rate for the network to 19200. No response will be transmitted back to...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 9 - 1 9 Compact HomeBase Hub of the System As the hub of your Dolphin system, the Dolphin 7200 Compact HomeBase performs three important functions - battery management, communications and storage. Note: The Dolphin 7200 Compact HomeBase is not networkable. Battery Manageme...

9 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Bottom Panel A Baud Rate DIP switch is located on the bottom of the HomeBase. The three-position DIP switch is used to select the communication baud rate. Switch position and the corresponding baud rates are shown in the chart below. Note: The HomeBase Configuration ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 9 - 5 Charging a Dolphin Terminal The HomeBase supplies charging power to the Dolphin terminal so that the terminal can monitor the charging of its battery pack. This charging method protects the battery from being damaged by overcharging. Therefore, the Dolphin terminal m...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 10 - 1 10 Dolphin Vehicle Base Introduction The Dolphin VehicleBase serves as a safe and convenient storage receptacle for the Dolphin terminal. There are two options available for the Dolphin VehicleBase: 1. Charging/communications version provides standard communications...

10 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Supplying Power to the Dolphin VehicleBase The Dolphin VehicleBase can be powered from either a 12 or 24 volt DC source. Power is connected to the DC 12 Volt Input Power Connector (page 10-1) on the bottom panel. Two connection options are available: 1. Cigarette li...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 10 - 3 Side Panel Features This section contains information regarding features located on the side of the Dolphin VehicleBase. Dolphin Terminal Well The Dolphin terminal slides into this well during both battery charging and communications with the host device. COMM LED F...

10 - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Inserting the Dolphin Terminal into the VehicleBase Slide the Dolphin terminal into the terminal well until it stops. Charging Batteries in the VehicleBase The Dolphin VehicleBase supplies charging power to the Dolphin terminal so that the Dolphin terminal can monit...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 10 - 5 Cables for the VehicleBase Standard Serial Cable The following information applies only to the charging/communication version of the Dolphin VehicleBase. The Dolphin VehicleBase provides a convenient interface that allows the Dolphin terminal to interface to a PC, p...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 11 - 1 11 Dolphin MultiCharger Introduction The Dolphin MultiCharger provides intelligent battery management for 10 Dolphin battery packs. Basic Features The Dolphin MultiCharger • Can charge as many as 10 Dolphin battery packs independently. • Charges 3.6V NiMH rechargeab...

11 - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Top Panel This section contains information regarding features located on the top panel of the Dolphin MultiCharger. Setting Up the Dolphin MultiCharger The Dolphin MultiCharger should be setup on any dry, stable surface. You must connect the Dolphin MultiCharger to...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 11 - 3 Inserting the Dolphin Battery Pack Place the Dolphin battery pack in the Battery Charging Pocket (see page 11-2) of the Dolphin MultiCharger. Let the Dolphin battery pack glide down into the charging pocket until it stops. Asserting a downward and forward motion, ap...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 11 - 5 Declaration of Conformity

12 - 1 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 12 Customer Support Product Service and Repair Hand Held Products provides service for all its products through service centers throughout the world. To obtain warranty or non-warranty service, return the unit to Hand Held Products (postage paid) with a copy of the ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 12 - 2 Online Product Service and Repair Assistance You can also access product service and repair assistance online at www.handheld.com . Technical Assistance If you need assistance installing or troubleshooting, please call your Distributor or the nearest Hand Held Produ...

12 - 3 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Limited Warranty Hand Held Products, Inc. ("Hand Held Products") warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship and to conform to Hand Held Products’ published specifications applicable to the products purchased at the time of shi...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide A - 1 A Technical Specifications Dolphin 7200 Terminal Specifications Batch RS-232 2D Case Material Polycarbonate ABS Blend, Splash-resistant, one-piece module Dimensions Length: 6.85 in. (17 cm) Width: 2.63 in. (7 cm) Depth at handle: 1.62 in. (4 cm) Depth at front: 1.83 ...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide B - 1 B Bar Code Samples With the Demo program, the Dolphin terminal is programmed to read these codes. Practice scanning each of the bar codes, and notice the LCD window after you scan each code. Code 39 (Code 3 of 9) Correct Readout - BC321 Code 128 Correct Readout - Cod...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide C - 1 C Decoding Demo Menu Layout 2D Decoding Demo Diagram The following flow diagram shows the layout of the menus available in the 2D Decoding Demo.

C - 2 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide 2D Decoding Demo Screen Shots Shown below are screen shots of the different menus listed above. Example: Selecting ALD decoding mode. • Press F3 to get main menu screen • Press F3 to set a decoding option • Press F1 to select the desired decoding mode • Press F3 to s...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide C - 3 Decoding Options Decode Mode The top of the screen will show the decode mode currently active on the Dolphin 7200 terminal. To set the Mode, Press: The terminal will return to the main screen after the mode is selected. F1 - Standard Omni Hand Held Products' traditio...

C - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Centering Window Press F2 for the Centering Window and the screen below will display. This is the default setting for the Centering Window function. The Centering Window is used to keep the image engine from decoding the wrong symbol when you have several bar codes l...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide C - 5 ALD Window Press F3 and the ALD window shown below will display: ALD mode searches for linear bar codes across the middle of the image. How much of the image is searched is controlled by the window size. This mode only works on linear symbologies and only decodes the...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide D - 1 D IQ Imaging Test Target Make copies of this page to use with the Dolphin 7200-2D terminal IQ Imaging demo (see F3 - I.Q. Imaging Demo on page 5-5).

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide E - 1 E GS-DOS Commands The Dolphin terminal ships with General Software DOS (GS-DOS). GS-DOS is compatible with Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS) and is optimized to run in a very small amount of memory. The following section describe the internal GS DOS commands in detail. The comm...

Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide F - 1 F Declarations of Conformity EC declaration of conformity for the following: 89/336/EEC EMC Directive 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive as amended by 93/68/EEC 1. Product Identification Product name : Dolphin 1 Terminal and Homebase Line of business : Auto ID Model/typ...

F - 4 Dolphin® 7200 User’s Guide Declaration of Conformity EC declaration of conformity for the following: 89/336/EEC EMC Directive 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive as amended by 93/68/EEC 5. Test Report Name/Number : Telefication : ITE Emissions 98302120 : Electromagnetic Immunity for Res./ Comm,/Lt...