Symbol PPT 2700 - Manual

iv PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Controlling the Contrast/Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Using the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

v Contents Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Creating Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2Using...

vi PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Spectrum24 Settings Control Panel Applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Configuring the PPT 2740/2742 (1 and 2 MBit radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Using NIC...

vii Contents Chapter 11. Maintenance and Troubleshooting Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1Maintaining the PPT 2700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

ix About This Guide Introduction The PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide provides information about the PPT 2700 Series terminal and its accessories. The PPT 2700 Series includes the following variations of the terminal:  PPT 2700: batch  PPT 274x: Spectrum24 radio  PPT 273x: Wide Area Networ...

x PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide  Chapter 6, Pocket Internet Explorer explains how to set up favorite links and channels, and browse the web on your terminal.  Chapter 7, Connections describes how to connect the terminal to your network and e-mail server, and transfer information via infr...

xi About This Guide  Numbered lists indicate a set of sequential steps, i.e., those that describe step-by-step procedures. Related Documents The following documents provide more information on your PPT 2700 terminal.  PPT 2700 Quick Reference Guide, p/n 70-38705-xx.  CRD 2700-1000S Cradle Quick R...

xiv PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide If you purchased your Symbol product from a Symbol Business Partner, contact that Business Partner for service. Warranty Symbol Technologies, Inc (“Symbol”) manufactures its hardware products in accordance with industry-standard practices. Symbol warrants ...

xv About This Guide Symbol’s Customer Service organization offers an array of service plans, such as on-site, depot, or phone support, that can be implemented to meet customer’s special operational requirements and are available at a substantial discount during warranty period. General Except for th...

1-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Installing Batteries Before using your PPT 2700, install a lithium-ion battery. The battery fits behind the battery door on the back of the PPT 2700. To install the battery in your PPT 2700: 1. Open the latches on the battery cover and lift the battery cov...

1-5 Getting Started Note: Be careful to position the battery latches completely open while securing the battery cover on the terminal. Charge the battery in the terminal for approximately 2 1/2 hours before initial use. Charging the Battery Before using your terminal for the first time, charge the b...

1-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide 2. Connect the cradle to your computer by plugging the serial cable into the serial port on the back of the cradle, and the other end of the cable into the serial port on your computer. Figure 1-5. Connecting the Cradle to the Host Computer 3. Insert the P...

1-7 Getting Started Note: If the battery in the terminal is low, the Terminal Charge LED may flicker or turn yellow during an ActiveSync operation. The LED returns to red when the operation is complete. Charging Spare Batteries To charge a spare battery, insert the battery in the spare battery charg...

1-8 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Using the Synchronization Cable to Charge the Battery To charge the terminal’s battery using the optional Synchronization Cable: 1. Insert the cable into the bottom of the terminal. Figure 1-8. Inserting the Cable in the Terminal 2. Plug the power cable in...

1-9 Getting Started Attaching the Handstrap The PPT 2700 has an optional handstrap which increases comfort when holding the terminal for extended periods of time. To attach the handstrap to the back of the terminal: 1. Thread the round metal piece through the metal handstrap connector on the back of...

1-11 Getting Started Starting the PPT 2700 After installing and charging the battery, start the terminal by pressing the red power button. If the terminal does not power on, reset it. See Performing a Cold Boot on page 2-13. Figure 1-12. Power Button As the terminal initializes its unique Flash File...

1-13 Getting Started 5. Use the drop-down menus to set your city and time zone, and tap Next. Figure 1-15. Setting City and Time Zone on the PPT 2700 Note: These initial setup screens appear each time you perform a hard reset. Setting Up Your Terminal Refer to the following chapters for setting up y...

2-1 Chapter 2 Operating the PPT 2700 Introduction This chapter provides basic instructions for using and navigating your PPT 2700 terminal. Using the Power Button Press the power button on the lower left-hand side of the terminal to turn the PPT 2700 on and off. Controlling the Contrast/Backlight Th...

2-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide 2. Press the “up” scroll button at the top of the terminal to darken the screen, or the “down” scroll button to lighten the screen. To turn the backlight on or off: 1. Press and hold the Function button. 2. Press any Application button. Using the Stylus Yo...

2-3 Operating the PPT 2700 Today Screen When you turn on your terminal for the first time each day (or after 4 hours of inactivity), the Today screen appears. You can also display it by tapping , then Today. On the Today screen, you can see important information for the day. Figure 2-2. Today Screen...

2-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Selecting Programs To select a program, tap , Programs, then the program name. (To select which programs appear on this menu, see Adjusting Settings on page 3-1.) Note: Some programs have abbreviated labels for check boxes and drop- down menus. To see the ...

2-5 Operating the PPT 2700 Using the Navigation Bar and Command Bar The navigation bar at the top of the screen displays the active program and current time, and allows you to select programs and close screens. Use the command bar at the bottom of the screen to perform tasks in programs. The command...

2-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Entering Information To enter information, you may:  Use the input panel to enter typed text, either using the soft keyboard or Character Recognizer.  Write directly on the screen.  Draw pictures on the screen.  Use ActiveSync to synchronize or copy in...

2-7 Operating the PPT 2700 2. On the soft keyboard that is displayed, tap the keys with your stylus. To use Character Recognizer: 1. Tap the arrow next to the Input Panel button, then Character Recognizer. 2. Write a letter in the box. When you write a letter, it is converted to typed text that appe...

2-8 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Note: Some programs that accept writing do not have the Pen button. See the documentation for that program to find out how to switch to writing mode. Selecting Writing To select writing to edit or format: 1. Tap and hold the stylus next to the text you wan...

2-9 Operating the PPT 2700 Recording a Message You may record a message to capture thoughts, reminders, and phone numbers. In Calendar, Tasks, and Contacts, you can include a recording in the Notes tab. In the Notes program, you can either create a stand-alone recording or include a recording in a w...

2-10 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Finding Information The Find feature locates information. On the menu, tap Find. Enter the text you want to find, select a data type, then tap Go. To find information taking up storage space on your terminal, select Larger than 64 KB in Type. You can also...

2-11 Operating the PPT 2700 Scanning The PPT 2700 has an integrated scanner which allows you to collect data by scanning 1 or 2 dimensional bar codes. See Appendix A, Demo Program for a sample scanning application. To scan bar codes with the PPT 2700: 1. Aim the scan window at the bar code. 2. Press...

2-12 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide “Tall” PDF Bar Codes If the PDF417 symbol is “tall,” the vertical scan pattern may not be high enough to cover it. In this case, try a slow “up and down” scanning motion. With the raster pattern open, move the terminal slowly down toward the bottom of the...

3-1 Chapter 3 Customizing Your PPT 2700 Introduction This chapter provides basic instructions for customizing your terminal by adjusting settings and installing additional software. Adjusting Settings To view available options for your terminal settings, tap , Settings, then the Personal or System t...

3-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Adding and Removing Programs Programs pre-installed on your terminal are stored in ROM (read-only memory). You cannot remove, modify, or accidentally lose this software. You may add programs and data files to RAM (random access memory). In addition to the ...

3-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide  Windows CE: the complete Windows CE operating system is stored on Flash devices. If necessary, the entire OS image may be downloaded to the terminal using files provided by Symbol. The current OS partition on the terminal is included as part of the TCM i...

3-5 Customizing Your PPT 2700 If the file is an installer, the installation wizard begins. Follow the directions on the screen. Once the software is installed on your desktop computer, the installer transfers the software to your terminal. If the file is not an installer, an error message states tha...

3-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Removing Programs To remove a program, tap , then Settings. On the System tab, tap Remove Programs. If the program does not appear in the list of installed programs, use File Explorer on your terminal to locate the program, tap and hold the program, then t...

4-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide  Select the types of information to synchronize, and control how much data is synchronized. Performing an ActiveSync for the First Time The first time you synchronize your data, you need to enter user information on both the PPT 2700 terminal and desktop ...

4-3 Communications 3. Connect the other end of the cable to the serial communications port on your computer. Figure 4-2. Connecting the Synchronization Cable to the Computer Note: The synchronization cable requires a dedicated port. It cannot share a port with an internal modem or other device. If y...

4-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Figure 4-3. Connecting the Cradle to the Computer Note: The CRD 2700 cable requires a dedicated port. It cannot share a port with an internal modem or other device. If you are unsure about the location of the serial port on your computer, refer to the user...

4-5 Communications The curved edge on the bottom of the PPT 2700 terminal should align smoothly with the cradle when it is inserted properly. 4. On the desktop computer, enter a name for your PPT 2700 terminal and click the Next button. Follow the instructions on the screen to set up a partnership t...

5-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Calendar Use Calendar to schedule appointments such as meetings. You can view your appointments in different ways (Agenda, Day, Week, Month, and Year) and easily change views using the View menu. Figure 5-1. Calendar Application Note: You can customize the...

5-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Using the Summar y Screen When you tap an appointment in Calendar, a summary screen displays. Tap the top of the summary screen to change the appointment. Figure 5-3. Appointment Summary Screen Creating Meeting Requests You can use Calendar to set up meeti...

5-5 Applications Contacts Contacts maintains a list of associates and friends so that you can easily locate information at home or on the road. Using the infrared (IR) port, you can share Contacts information with other terminal users. Figure 5-4. Contact Application Note: To change the way informat...

5-8 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Tasks Use Tasks to keep a “to do” list. In the task list, overdue tasks display in bold. Figure 5-7. Task Application Note: To change the way information displays in the list, tap Tools, then Options.

5-10 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Using the Summar y Screen When you tap a task in the task list, a summary screen displays. Figure 5-9. Task Summary Screen Notes Capture thoughts, reminders, ideas, drawings, and phone numbers with Notes. You can create a written note or a recording. You ...

5-12 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide 2. Create your note by writing, drawing, typing, and recording. For more information about using the input panel, writing and drawing on the screen, and creating recordings, see Chapter 2, Operating the PPT 2700 . Figure 5-11. Creating a Note Inbox Use In...

5-13 Applications Synchronizing E-mail Messages To synchronize e-mail messages, first enable Inbox synchronization in ActiveSync options. For information on enabling Inbox synchronization, see ActiveSync Help on the desktop computer. During synchronization:  E-mail messages are copied from the Inbo...

5-14 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide completely. The next time you connect, Inbox downloads the complete messages you've marked for retrieval and sends the messages you've composed. Using the Message List Messages you receive display in the message list. By default, the most recently receive...

5-16 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide You specify your downloading preferences when you set up the service or select your synchronization options. You can change them at any time:  Change options for Inbox synchronization using ActiveSync options. For more information, see ActiveSync Help. ...

5-17 Applications 3. Compose your message. Tap Send when you're finished. The message is placed in the Outbox folder on your terminal and is delivered in one of two ways:  It is transferred to the Outbox folder in Exchange or Outlook 2000 on your desktop computer and sent the next time you synchron...

6-1 Chapter 6 Pocket Internet Explorer Introduction With Pocket Internet Explorer, you can view Web pages in the following ways:  During synchronization with your desktop computer, download your favorite links, mobile favorites, and mobile channels stored in the Mobile Favorites subfolder in Intern...

6-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Creating Mobile Favorites If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 on your desktop computer, you can download mobile favorites. (You can install Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 from the Extras folder on the ActiveSync CD.) Synchronizing mobile favorite...

6-3 Pocket Internet Explorer  Limit the number of downloaded linked pages. In Internet Explorer on the desktop computer, right-click the mobile favorite you want to change, then select Properties. On the Download tab, specify 0 or 1 for the number of linked pages to download. Channels Channels are ...

6-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Using Pocket Internet Explorer With Pocket Internet Explorer, you can browse mobile favorites and channels downloaded to your terminal without connecting to the Internet. You can also connect to the Internet through an ISP or a network connection and brows...

6-5 Pocket Internet Explorer To view mobile favorites and channels, tap the Favorites button to display your list of favorites, then tap the mobile favorite or channel you want to view. Figure 6-2. Mobile Favorites You'll see the page that was downloaded the last time you synchronized with your desk...

6-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Specify a connection in the Connection tab in Options, then select Access remote content automatically. 2. Once connected, go to a specific Web page in one of the following ways: ΠTap the Favorites button, then tap the favorite you want to view. ΠTap Vie...

7-1 Chapter 7 Connections Introduction Your terminal can exchange information with other Windows-powered devices using its infrared (IR) port. In addition to using a cradle, cable, or IR port to connect your terminal to your desktop computer, you can also:  Connect to your Internet service provider...

7-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide 1. Open the program where you created the item you want to send and locate the item in the list. To send more than one item, drag the stylus across the items you want to send. 2. Align the IR ports so that they are unobstructed and within a close range. 3....

7-3 Connections 3. Tap New connection. Figure 7-1. Creating a Modem Connection 4. Enter a name for the connection. 5. In the Select a modem list, select Hayes Compatible on COM1. 6. You should not need to change any settings in Advanced. Most ISPs now use a server- assigned address. If the ISP you a...

7-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide  Send and receive e-mail messages using Inbox. You first must provide the information it needs to communicate with the e-mail server. For instructions, see Connecting Directly to an E-mail Server on page 7-6.  Visit Web pages using Pocket Internet Explor...

7-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide  Visit Internet or intranet Web pages using Pocket Internet Explorer. You may need to set up a proxy server to visit Internet Web pages. For more information on setting up a proxy server, see Pocket Internet Explorer Help on the terminal.  Synchronize. F...

7-7 Connections Setting Up an E-mail Service 1. In Inbox on your terminal, tap Services, then New Service. Figure 7-3. Setting Up E-mail Service 2. Select POP3 as the service type, name the service, and tap Next. Ask your ISP or network administrator which service type to select. 3. If you have alre...

7-8 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide  Online Help on the terminal. Tap , then Help. Tap View, All Installed Help, then Inbox or Connections.  ActiveSync Help on the desktop computer. In ActiveSync, click Microsoft ActiveSync Help on the Help menu.  Troubleshooting on page 11-2.

8-1 Chapter 8 Spectrum24 Network Configuration Introduction The PPT 274X terminal supports two utilities that configure and monitor the Spectrum24 connection. The Network Interface Card Task Tray (NICTT) utility checks the status of Symbol Spectrum24 WLAN adapter operating within a Spectrum24 wirele...

8-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Tap the icon above to display NICTT properties. Spectrum24 Settings Control Panel Applet The Spectrum24 Settings Control Panel Applet allows you to view and edit Spectrum24 terminal settings. Icon Status Excellent signal strength Very good signal strength ...

8-3 Spectrum24 Network Configuration Configuring the PPT 2740/2742 (1 and 2 MBit radio) Using NICTT on the PPT 2740/2742 The NICTT property pages contain a variety of wireless network and service quality information. Select help for a detailed explanation within each NICTT property page. General Pro...

8-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Note: A PC Card adapter installation displays PCMCIA as the Adapter Type. Power Mode Property Page The Spectrum24 WLAN adapter Power Mode management properties allows automatic or manual setting of the adapter power management mode from Continuous Access M...

8-5 Spectrum24 Network Configuration Signal Strength Property Page The Signal page displays a real-time graph of the signal quality being received by the adapter, and displays a description of the signal quality. Figure 8-3. Signal Property Page

8-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Transmission Quality Property Page The Transmission page displays a real-time graph as a series of ICMP ping tests initiated by the user. The transmission quality test does not run all the time because it consumes network bandwidth. The transmission qualit...

8-7 Spectrum24 Network Configuration Options Property Page The Options page controls system sounds and whether specified settings are temporary. Figure 8-5. Options Property Page Enable System Sounds You can enable or disable NICTT system sounds. NICTT uses standard wav-table sounds supplied by the ...

8-9 Spectrum24 Network Configuration Mobile Unit Properties Figure 8-7. Mobile Unit Property Page The Mobile Unit page configures NIC ESSID or NetId (depending on the 802.11 or Spring firmware in the terminal), Power Management, Request To Send (RTS) Threshold, Preferred BSS ID, and Mandatory BSS ID...

8-11 Spectrum24 Network Configuration WLAN Adapter Settings Figure 8-9. WLAN Adapter Property Page On the WLAN Adapter page, the Card Type (the only visible field), interrupt Number, IO Port Address and Memory Base Address are automatically selected in a Plug and Play environment and are not visible...

8-12 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Configuring the PPT 2746 (11 MBit radio) Using NICTT on the PPT 2746 The NICTT property pages contain a variety of wireless network and service quality information. General Property Page The General page on the Spectrum24 Status screen allows you to set t...

8-15 Spectrum24 Network Configuration  Check the Let adapter manage power checkbox to let the adapter select a low power mode. Clear this checkbox to enable the power slider and set the power levels. Info Property Page Use the Info page to view version and operating mode information. Figure 8-12. I...

8-16 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Options Property Page The Options page controls system sounds and whether specified settings are temporary. Figure 8-13. Options Property Page Enable System Sounds You can enable or disable NICTT system sounds. NICTT uses standard wav-table sounds supplie...

8-17 Spectrum24 Network Configuration Temporary Settings Check These settings are only temporary to use temporary values only until the computer system reboots. When not checked, any value entered in NICTT is saved and used even after the system is rebooted. Transmission Quality Property Page The Tr...

8-19 Spectrum24 Network Configuration The Signal Property Page displays the following information:  A graph displays signal quality from 0 to 100 percent. The terminal continuously looks for a stronger signal from a different access point on the network, and roams to that access point if the qualit...

8-20 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Advanced Settings Only system administrators should modify the advanced settings. Select the Advanced button to view and edit the Advanced property pages and create a password for these pages. The Advanced property pages control all aspects of the termina...

8-22 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Power Properties Select the Power tab in the Advanced Properties window to display the Power Settings property page. Use the Power property page to control terminal power consumption. Figure 8-18. Power Property Page There are two power consumption modes:...

8-23 Spectrum24 Network Configuration Encryption Select the Encryption tab in the Advanced Properties window to view the Encryption property page. Figure 8-19. Encryption Property Page Encryption is an efficient method of preventing data theft and improving data security in a wireless environment. U...

9-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Before You Install the SDK Before you install the Symbol Windows CE SDK, install the following tools:  Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0.  Windows CE Platform SDK for Pocket PC.  Microsoft ActiveSync. Symbol Windows CE SDK The SDK installation program...

9-3 Software Installation on Development PC Once installation of the SDK is complete, use eMbedded Visual C++ or eMbedded Visual Basic to view the active Windows CE configuration, Microsoft Pocket PC, and display the directory in which the SDK is installed. Installing Other Development Software Deve...

10-1 Chapter 10 Configuring the Terminal Introduction This chapter describes the Terminal Configuration Manager (TCM), and how it is used to specify and load files into the flash memory of the PPT 2700 using the terminal’s Initial Program Loader (IPL). In TCM, you create a script that contains the i...

10-2 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Starting Terminal Configuration Manager To start TCM, double click on the TCM icon in the SYMSDK group. The following screen appears, displaying two directory windows; Script1 and File Explorer. Each directory window is split; the left half (or pane) of t...

10-3 Configuring the Terminal The following table lists the components of the TCM start-up screen. TCM Screen Components Component Description Script Window Associated with a script file containing the information to create a Flash Disk image. This window is the target window, or the primary TCM win...

10-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Defining Script Properties Before a script is created, the script properties must be defined. This defines the type of terminal, type of flash type, number of disks being created, and the memory configuration of each disk volume. To define the script prop...

10-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Creating the Script for the Hex Image On start-up, TCM displays the screen shown on page 10-2 , with the Script1 window and File Explorer window pointing to the SYMSDK\SCRIPTS directory and the SDK7X00 directory. The Script1 Window directory pane displays...

10-7 Configuring the Terminal Copy Components to the Script Copy files or directories to the script being generated: 1. Click on the File Explorer Window to make it the active window. 2. Click on the source directory in the Directory Tree Pane. TCM displays the directory contents in the Contents Pan...

10-8 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Note: If you open and make changes to an existing script, saving the changes writes over the existing script. If you wish to use an original or Symbol-supplied standard script as a base and save the changes in a new script, use Save As instead of Save aft...

10-9 Configuring the Terminal To build a script: 1. In the Script Window, select the script to be built. 2. From the Script menu, select Build. OR On the toolbar, choose . The Configure Build window appears. 3. Select whether to build the partition table, or one volume. 4. Select ASCII format for yo...

10-10 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Sending the Hex Image Once the hex file is built, you are ready to download it to the terminal. A Hex image download requires both TCM and a program loader stored on the terminal. The terminal comes with a program loading utility, Initial Program Loader ...

10-11 Configuring the Terminal 3. If the correct hex file is not displayed in the Hex File to Load field, click on the browse button and navigate to the correct hex file to be downloaded. 4. Click on the Comm Port pull-down menu and select the COM port being used. Ports already in use display in the...

10-16 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Error Messages IPL Error Detection While receiving data, IPL performs many checks on the data to ensure that the data is received correctly. If an error is detected, IPL immediately aborts the download, and reports the error on an error screen: This scre...

10-18 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide TCM Error Messages TCM validates the cells in your partition table when the Execute button is pressed. Cells highlighted in red contain an error. Partition loading is disabled until all errors are corrected. Following are errors that TCM may encounter, a...

10-19 Configuring the Terminal 2. To change the bitmap properties, double-click on the bottom-right corner of the bitmap when the cursor appears as a double arrow. The Bitmap Properties dialog box displays. 3. Select Width (<240), Height (<320) and Colors (4). 4. Select 4 colors so that 2 bits...

11-1 Chapter 11 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Introduction This chapter includes instructions on cleaning and storing your terminal, and provides troubleshooting solutions for potential problems during terminal operating. Maintaining the PPT 2700 For trouble-free service, observe the following tip...

A-3 Demo Program Setup Select the Setup button to display the following dialog box: Figure A-2. Symbol Setup Dialog Box

A-4 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Control Panel Select CtlPanel to display the Control Panel Test Program dialog box. This dialog box provides a convenient way to view and set terminal settings, such as scanner parameters, display settings, audio settings, printer settings, setting date an...

A-5 Demo Program Diagnostics Select Diagnostics to display the following dialog box: Figure A-4. Diagnostics Dialog Box This dialog box provides testing to ensure various aspects of the terminal are functioning correctly. The following options are available:  LED Test tests the green decode LED-on ...

A-6 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide Scanner The sample scanning application enables the terminal’s scanner, and allows the user to change scan parameters, and displays scanned data. Figure A-5. Scan Sample Dialog Box Scanning Data Fields After a bar code is scanned, the following data appear...

A-7 Demo Program Scanning Options The following options are available in the Scan dialog box:  Soft Trigger provides an alternative to the trigger buttons on the terminal.  View Data displays the bar code content in a separate screen.  Params is used to change scanning parameter options, such as:...

A-8 PPT 2700 Series Product Reference Guide MSR Sample This selection provides a sample MSR application. Figure A-6. MSR Sample Dialog Box

A-9 Demo Program CE Apps Select CE Apps button on the main menu to access the following standard Windows CE applications:  Voice Recorder  Calculator  Solitaire  Calendar. Figure A-7. CE Apps Dialog Box See Chapter 5, Applications for information on these applications. About Select the About but...

C-1 Appendix C Technical Specifications Environment Table C-1 summarizes the PPT 2700’s intended operating environment. Table C-1. PPT 2700 Operating Environment Operating Temperature -20° C to 50° C (-4° F to 122° F) Storage Temperature -25° C to 50° C (-13° F to 122° F) Humidity 5% to 90% non-cond...

Index-1 Index A ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 adding programs to Start menu . . . . . . 3-5 installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 local operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....