Datalogic Hand-held devices II User Manual

Falcon™ X3 with Windows CE©2010-2011 Datalogic Mobile S.r.l.11/11www.mobile.datalogic.comDatalogic Mobile S.r.l.Via S. Vitalino, 1340012 Lippo di Cald

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GLOSSARY Access Point A device that provides transparent access between Ethernet wired networks and IEEE 802.11 interoperable radio-equipped mobile

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IEEE 802.11 A set of standards carrying out wireless local area network (WLAN) computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. The

channel into six time slots, with each signal using two slots, providing a 3 to 1 gain in capacity over advanced mobile-phone service (AMPS). Each ca

INDEX A Accessories; 7 B Batteries and Maintenance; 8 Bluetooth® Manager Device Setup; 54 Buttons; 46 C Charging the Batteries; 8 Cleaning the Mobile

Windows Mobile Welcome Wizard; 27 Windows Mobile® Device Center; 52 Wireless and Radio Frequencies Warnings; 22 Wireless Communications; 47 WLAN Conn

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Falcon™ X3 with Windows CE©2010-2011 Datalogic Mobile S.r.l.11/11www.mobile.datalogic.comDatalogic Mobile S.r.l.Via S. Vitalino, 1340012 Lippo di Cald

INTRODUCTION 1 1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS The Falcon X3™ package contains: − 1 Falcon X3™ mobile computer − 1 CD-ROM Datalogic SDK containing:  Datalo

FALCON™ X3 1 1 1.4 INSERTING A MICRO SD CARD Falcon X3 provides the possibility to add a Micro SD memory storage card. To access the Micro SD card s

INTRODUCTION 1 1.4.1 Removing the Micro SD Card To remove the Micro SD card, follow the steps above to access the SD area, and remove it from its s

FALCON™ X3 1 1 1.5 ACCESSORIES  Cradles 94A151125 Dock, Single Slot, FalconX3 94A151131 Dock, Powered Mobile, FalconX3 94A151133 Dock, Ether

BATTERIES AND MAINTENANCE 2 2 BATTERIES AND MAINTENANCE NOTE Rechargeable backup batteries and battery packs are not initially charged. Therefore t

FALCON™ X3 2 NOTE Even if the storage temperature range is wider, In order to achieve the longest battery life, store the terminal and the spare bat

BATTERIES AND MAINTENANCE 2 2.2 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK To correctly replace the battery pack, proceed as follows. 1. Turn off the Falcon X3™. 2

FALCON™ X3 2 WARNING Installing, charging and/or any other action should be done by authorized personnel and following this manual. The battery pa

BATTERIES AND MAINTENANCE 2 WARNING In case of leakage of liquid from the battery, avoid contact with liquid the skin or eyes. If the contact occurs

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FALCON™ X3 2 2.3 CLEANING THE MOBILE COMPUTER Periodically clean the Falcon X3 with a slightly dampened cloth. 14

CONNECTIONS 3 3 CONNECTIONS 3.1 USB CONNECTION You can use a Datalogic Handylink cable 94A051970 to directly connect the Falcon X3 to a host compu

FALCON™ X3 3 NOTE Connection through the cradle is compliant to 1.1 USB standard. NOTE The actual data transfer speed can be appreciably lower t

CONNECTIONS 3 3.2 CONNECTION TO USB PERIPHERALS To connect the Falcon X3 to a keyboard or a memory, connect the terminal to the Datalogic 94A051971

FALCON™ X3 3 NOTE Falcon X3 works with most of mentioned USB peripherals. In any case, we can’t guarantee good operations with all devices availab

CONNECTIONS 3 3.3 RS232 CONNECTION You can use the Datalogic 94A051972 cable to directly connect the Falcon X3 to a host computer to transfer data t

FALCON™ X3 3 3.4 WLAN CONNECTION Falcon X3 802.11 a/b/g radio models can communicate with the host using the on-board radio frequency component a

CONNECTIONS 3 3.5 WPAN CONNECTION Falcon X3 mobile computer models with Bluetooth® can communicate with other Bluetooth® enabled devices, such as a

FALCON™ X3 3 3.6 WIRELESS AND RADIO FREQUENCIES WARNINGS WARNING Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas,

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4 USE AND FUNCTIONING The use of the Falcon X3 depends on the application software loaded. However there are several paramete

CONTENTS REFERENCES...V Conventions ...

FALCON™ X3 4 NOTE The mobile computer can also be awakened or turned off by the application program. 4.1.1 Using the Stylus The stylus selects

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.1.2 Touch Gestures Touch gestures describe gestures in which you use a finger or stylus to make a short, directional movement

FALCON™ X3 4 4.2 WINDOWS CE TOUCH SCREEN CALIBRATION In Windows CE, at the very first Falcon X3 startup, following a clean boot to restore the reg

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.3 DATA CAPTURE To capture data first of all tap Start > Settings > System > Decoding: To configure and enable dat

FALCON™ X3 4 4.3.1 Laser Data Capture To scan barcodes, point the Falcon X3 laser model onto the code from a distance within the reading range whi

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.3.2 Imager Data Capture The Falcon X3 Imager captures a picture of the entire bar code. The omni-directional scanning does n

FALCON™ X3 4 If the aiming system pattern is centered over the entire symbology as shown in the following figure, either wait for the timeout or rel

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE KEYS The Falcon X3 provides two different keyboards, an alphanumeric keyboard and a numeric keyboard, h

FALCON™ X3 4 Main Keys Function KEY FUNCTION It starts barcode data capture. They let you move forwards, backwards, upwards or downwards within

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.4.2 Numeric Keyboard 33

4.7.2 Registry ... 46 4.7.3 Wireless Communications...

FALCON™ X3 4 Main Keys Function KEY FUNCTION It starts barcode data capture. They let you move forwards, backwards, upwards or downwards within

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.4.3 Resetting the Falcon X3 There are several reset methods for the Falcon X3. A warm boot terminates an unresponsive applic

FALCON™ X3 4 Warm Boot Cold Boot Clean Boot Registry Restored from flash Preserved Clean configuration (no user config) File System Restored f

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.5 STATUS INDICATORS 4.5.1 LED Status The Falcon X3 provides three different LEDs signaling the mobile computer status. L

FALCON™ X3 4 4.5.2 Taskbar The Taskbar provides quick view and links to the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Clock settings. It also makes available the keybo

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.6 DATA CAPTURE CONFIGURATION You can configure the Falcon X3’s decoding options by tapping Start -> Settings -> Syste

FALCON™ X3 4 Audio From the Decoding Properties page, tap Configure > General > Audio. Use to set volume, tone, duration, and number of vario

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 Devices From the Decoding Properties page, tap Configure > General > Devices. Use to enable or disable the keyboard wedge

FALCON™ X3 4 1D Barcode Symbology Pages Use the drop-down menus from Configure > 1D Barcode, or tap the left and right arrow keys to navigate th

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 Decoding Settings Select from the Decoding Properties Settings menu to restore previous configurations and/or other available d

REFERENCES CONVENTIONS This manual uses the following conventions: “User” refers to anyone using a Falcon X3 mobile computer. “Mobile computer” a

FALCON™ X3 4 4.7 CONTROL PANEL From the Start menu, tap Settings then Control Panel. Below is an expanded view of the Control Panel showing all of

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.7.1 Buttons From the Start menu, tap Settings > Control Panel > DL Buttons. On the Program Buttons tab, customize the p

FALCON™ X3 4 4.7.2 Registry The registry stores information necessary to configure the system for applications and hardware devices. The registry a

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 To deselect Persistent Registry timing, do the following steps: 1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2. Double

FALCON™ X3 4 4.7.3 Wireless Communications Wireless networking has a customized control, Summit Client Utility (SCU), specific to the radio. There

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 The SCU will open to the “Main” tab, select the “Profile” tab: Summit Client Utility Information about the wireless network

FALCON™ X3 4 Use the “Status” tab to check connectivity to the network. More detailed information about the applet for radio configuration can

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.7.4 Stylus Calibration You might need to recalibrate the touch screen (i.e. when you attempt to select one item with the styl

FALCON™ X3 4 Startup stylus calibration When starting the terminal, a Welcome Wizard (with Stylus Calibration) comes up if valid calibration settin

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.7.5 Volume Settings From the Windows CE control panel main window, select the Audio applet by double tapping the ‘Audio’ icon

GENERAL VIEW A B C E F G DH I L J KM A) Color Display* B) ON/OFF Power Key C) LEDs D) Microphone E) Front Scan Key F) Keyboa

FALCON™ X3 4 From the Windows CE control panel main window, select the Volume & Sounds applet by double tapping the Volume & Sounds icon:

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.8 WINDOWS CONNECTIONS To connect the Falcon X3 to another device (i.e. Host PC) from Windows, several programs are available.

FALCON™ X3 4 4. Select the information types that you want to synchronize, then click Next. 5. Enter a device name and click Set Up. When you fin

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.8.2 Bluetooth® Manager Device Setup NOTE The Bluetooth Device Properties icon will only be visible if Bluetooth® hardware

FALCON™ X3 4 5. Tap Find Me if you want to make the Falcon X3 visible to other Bluetooth® devices for 60 seconds, allowing them to set up a conne

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 To create a Bluetooth® partnership between your device and another device that has Bluetooth® capabilities, ensure that the two

FALCON™ X3 4 To set up a connection: 1. Double tap the device you want to activate, or select and then tap Connect. The resulting dialog will di

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 2. Select the service you want to connect to. The following table shows the icons that display for different types of service.

FALCON™ X3 4 3. Tap OK to complete. The dialog will also appear when an Authentication request is received from another device. Once you have s

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.9 DATALOGIC FIRMWARE UTILITY The Datalogic devices are equipped with a field upgradeable firmware mechanism. Firmware updat

INTRODUCTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 FALCON™ X3 DESCRIPTION The new Datalogic Falcon X3 mobile computer delivers the ultimate in ruggedness, ergonom

FALCON™ X3 4 4.9.2 Installing DFU on the Host PC The Datalogic Firmware Utility (DFU) provides administrators with a field upgrade mechanism. You

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.9.3 Updating the Firmware After copying the firmware image to the host PC (see par. 4.9.1) and installing DFU (see par. 4.9.

FALCON™ X3 4 7. DFU will compare the selected firmware image with the firmware already loaded on the device; if the images are different, DFU will p

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 3. If you are using serial, then select the specific COM port to which the dock is connected. DFU will display the COM ports av

FALCON™ X3 4 4.10 DATALOGIC CONFIGURATION UTILITY Datalogic Configuration Utility (DCU) is a Datalogic Windows-based utility tool allowing the upl

TECHNICAL FEATURES 5 5 TECHNICAL FEATURES 5.1 TECHNICAL DATA Falcon X3 Common Features PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS DIMENSIONS Hand held: 225 x 88 x

FALCON™ X3 5 SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows CE 6.0 with Microsoft WordPad and Internet Explorer 6.0 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 with M

TECHNICAL FEATURES 5 CAPTURE LASER CHARACTERISTICS High Performance Laser (HPL) with Green Spot, Auto Ranging Laser (XLR) SCANNING RATE 40 ± 6 sca

FALCON™ X3 5 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Datalogic Windows SDK™ Wavelink® Studio™ MCL-Collection™ Java Virtual Machine TERMINAL EMULATION Wavelink® In

TECHNICAL FEATURES 5 5.2 READING DIAGRAMS Auto Ranging Laser (XLR) 1D Ranges - 1D codes: 7.5 mil: Code 39; 2.5:1 - 80% MRD: 2 - 22 (in) / 5.08

FALCON™ X3 1 1 The Falcon X3 must do more than function for a full shift, it must survive daily abuse and trauma. The new Falcon X3 survives drops fro

FALCON™ X3 5 High Performance Laser 1D Ranges - 1D codes: 5.0 mil: Code 39; 2.5:1 - 80% MRD: 2.75 - 7 (in) / 6.98 - 17.78 (cm) 7.5 mil: Code 39

TECHNICAL FEATURES 5 Wide Aspect Imager 1D/2D Ranges - 2D codes: 3.0 mil: Code 39 - 80% MRD: 2.7 – 4.2 (in) / 6.86 – 10.67 (cm) 5 mil: Code 39

FALCON™ X3 6 6 TEST CODES High Density Codes 0.25 mm (10 mils) Code 39 !17162H! 17162 2/5 Interleaved Ë"8NduÌ 0123456784

TEST CODES 6 Medium Density Codes 0.38 mm (15 mils) Code 39 !17162H! 17162 Interleaved 2/5 Ë"8NduÌ 0123456784 Code 12

FALCON™ X3 6 Low Density Codes 0.50 mm (20 mils) Code 39 !17162H! 17162 Interleaved 2/5 Ë"8NduÌ 0123456784 Code 128 Ìte

TEST CODES 6 2D Codes Datamatrix ECC200 Example Inverse Datamatrix ECC200 Example PDF417 Example QR Code Ex

SAFETY REGULATIONS NOTE Read this manual carefully before performing any type of connection to the Falcon X3 mobile computer. The user is responsi

LASER SAFETY The laser light is visible to the human eye and is emitted from the window indicated in the figure. This information applies to both l

I D F E La luce laser è visibile all'occhio umano e viene emessa dalla finestra indicata nella figura. Die Laserstrahlung ist für das menschlic

ENGLISH The following information is provided to comply with the rules imposed by international authorities and refers to the correct use of your mob

INTRODUCTION 1 1.2 MODELS DESCRIPTION The Falcon X3™ is available in different models depending on the options it is equipped with. All options ar

ATTENZIONE Non tentare di accedere allo scomparto contenete i componenti ottici o di farne la manutenzione. L’apertura dello scomparto, o la manute

ACHTUNG Jegliche Änderungen am Gerät sowie Vorgehensweisen, die nicht in dieser Betriebsanleitung beschrieben werden, können ein gefährliches Laser

ATTENTION L’utilisation d’instruments optiques avec le scanneur augmente le danger pour les yeux. Les instruments optiques comprennent les jumelles,

LED CLASS According to EN60825-1:2007, the Falcon X3 1D models which use the green spot LED are also CLASS 1 LED PRODUCTS. APPARECCHIO LED CLASSE 1

Information for the User ENGLISH Contact the competent authority responsible for the management of radio frequency devices of your country to verify

FCC COMPLIANCE FCC Regulations: • This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION (SAR) This model device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device is designed and manufac

INDUSTRY CANADA COMPLIANCE Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device mus

SAR COMPLIANCE This product has been tested and found to comply with the following standards: - OET BULLETIN 65 SUPPLEMENT C: evaluating complianc

WEEE COMPLIANCE Informazione degli utenti ai sensi della Direttiva Europea 2002/96/EC L’apparecchiatura che riporta il simbolo del bidone barrato