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- Page 1 Nordic ID Morphic User Manual Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A Fax: +358 2 727 7720 FI-24100 SALO Email: support@nordicid.com FINLAND www.nordicid.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3.8.16 NID Link Watchdog ......28 2.3 About the lithium-polymer battery ..... 12 3.8.17 NID Power Button......28 2.4 Charging Battery on Nordic ID Morphic ... 13 3.8.18 NID Scanner........29 3.8.19 NID SNTP Service......29 2.5 Charging Battery on Docking Cradle ..13 3.8.20 NID Touch Screen ...... - Page 3 6.1.1 Accessing Registry Backup ....47 6.1.2 Closing Registry Backup ....47 6.1.3 Making Your Configuration Settings Permanent ............47 6.1.3 Restoring Your Nordic ID Morphic to Factory Defaults..........48 6.2 Repartitioning Non-volatile Storage ..48 6.3 Configuring Keypad........49 6.3.1 Adjusting Keys’...
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Page 4: (I) A Few Words Of Caution
© Copyright 2008 by Nordic ID Oy. All rights reserved. (i) A few words of caution (i) Nordic ID provides this publication “AS IS” without any warranty, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. -
Page 5: (Iii) Safety Precautions
Caution: Any key on the Nordic ID Morphic’s keypad with the exception of a power button can control the laser scanner. Besides the scan key or as a substitute for the scan key the scan functionality can be mapped on any other key on the keypad. -
Page 6: Note Of Caution About The Laser Beam In European Languages
VARO LASERSÄDETTÄ! SUOMI ÄLÄ SUUNTAA SÄDETTÄ SILMIIN! LASER, LUOKKA 2! VARNING LASERSTÅLNING! SVENSKA STIRRA EJ IN I STRÅLEN! KLASS 2 LASER Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A Fax: +358 2 727 7720 FI-24100 SALO Email: support@nordicid.com... -
Page 7: Battery
Battery Use only original, Nordic ID approved rechargeable batteries being intended for the Nordic ID Morphic to avoid serious health hazards to you or to your fellow-men, or damage to the surrounding property and to your device. Battery Caution: Under no circumstances must you disassemble the battery casing or damage it. If the battery casing is damaged, for example, the joint of the casing is opened when the battery has fallen onto the floor, dispose of the battery. -
Page 8: Wall Charger
Caution: Nordic ID Morphic can interfere with medical devices such as hearing aids or pacemakers. Keep your Nordic ID Morphic at least 20 cm (8 inches) from a pacemaker; otherwise it can prevent the pacemaker from working correctly because of radio signals of wireless communication generated when you use your Morphic. -
Page 9: (Iv) Ce Compliance Statement
(iv) CE Compliance Statement Hereby, Nordic ID Oy, declares that the NORDIC ID Morphic models are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC (v) FCC Compliance Statement This hand-held 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 interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 10: Introduction
1. Introduction 1.1 Nordic ID Morphic Nordic ID Morphic is a data collecting platform to develop a lightweight handheld linkage between information encoded onto bar codes and the business applications running in the edge or data center systems. For automatic identification needs it provides 1 dimension barcode reader;... -
Page 11: Getting Started
2.1 Wall Charger Nordic ID Morphic is provided with a wall charger in its package. The wall charger is made up of a power switching unit and an exchangeable AC plug part having three different versions included in the product box for the simple reason that the power supply is targeted at the markets of UK, continental Europe, and North America. -
Page 12: About The Lithium-Polymer Battery
In the worst-case scenario, the battery is damaged and cannot store energy any longer. Note that if you do not use your Nordic ID Morphic for a long time, remove the battery from its battery chamber. Never store the battery in the device. -
Page 13: Charging Battery On Nordic Id Morphic
2.5 Charging Battery on Docking Cradle There are two slots on the docking cradle of Nordic ID Morphic. The one slot is for the device, the other one is to charge the battery on the docking cradle. This battery charging slot is intended to charge a so-called spare battery. - Page 14 You can also see that keeping your Nordic ID Morphic fully operational all the time is essential to get your job done on time. In that case, your unit should be at full powered and being connected to back-end system the whole time, which may require replacing the flat battery with the fully charged one during the workday.
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Page 15: Basics Of Nordic Id Morphic
3. Basics of Nordic ID Morphic The every day use of Nordic ID Morphic becomes more effortless if you accustom yourself to some essential features, and to the basic logic embedded in the Nordic ID Morphic. On the other hand, when Nordic ID Morphic is being integrated with business application, it is good to know of the different features belonging to Nordic ID Morphic system. - Page 16 On the taskbar there is field showing the time. If you double tab on that field the dialog window of a Date/Time control panel applet opens. Related information: Section ‘Date/Time’ (‘Date/Time’ control panel applet) Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A...
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Page 17: Keypad
‘ENTER’ key. For example, the key advances the cursor to the next line in writing. 3.2.2 ‘Cancel/Esc’ Key In general, the ‘Esc/Cancel’ key cancels the selection or the operation being under way just as an ‘Esc’ key on a conventional PC-keyboard. Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A Fax:... -
Page 18: Navigation Ring
1. From the numeric mode to the lower-case text-writing mode 2. From the lower-case text-writing mode to the upper-case text-writing mode 3. From the upper-case text-writing mode again to the numeric mode Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700... -
Page 19: Backspace Key
3.2.8 Function Keys The Nordic ID Morphic provides function keys F1 to F10 on its keypad. After the ‘F/mode’ key is pressed once (the ‘F’ feature of the key) the every numeric key acts as a function key which its numerical value represents. -
Page 20: Scan Key
The shutdown window gives more options than just ‘shutting down’ your device but the default option is to put the Nordic ID Morphic in the power state in which its power consumption is the lowest possible (that is, the sleep state). So, the ‘Power button’ and the ‘Activator’ key press sequence is enough to ‘switch off’... -
Page 21: Input Panel: Soft Keyboard
Related information: Section ‘Input Panel’ (‘Input Panel’ control panel applet) 3.4 Rebooting your Nordic ID Morphic The Nordic ID Morphic gives variety of reboot options. All the options are accessible by means of the power button. 3.4.1 Soft-resetting your device To soft-reboot your device 1. -
Page 22: Hard-Resetting Your Device
3.4.2 Hard-resetting your device To hard-reset your device Hold down the power button about for five seconds to reset the hardware of your Nordic ID Morphic and to boot the system up. Note that re-slotting the battery into its chamber does not reset the device but generates just sleep/awakening cycle. -
Page 23: Non-Volatile Storage
The control panel is one channel to manage the properties of the Nordic ID Morphic. It may not be the most convenient means to do that, and it is worth considering whether Nordic ID International Headquarters... -
Page 24: Accessing Control Panel
1. Press first the ‘F/mode’ key and then the ‘tab/alt’ key, the ‘File’ menu opens in the Control Panel 2. Select the ‘Close’ menu item by the ‘down-array’ of the ‘Navigation ring’ 3. Press the ‘Activator’ key; the Control Panel closes Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A... -
Page 25: Control Panel Applets
Making available RFCOMM service on the logical ports: COM1, COM7, COM8, and COM9 ActiveSync link capability Discovering the existence of other Bluetooth devices being within range Assigning the Bluetooth device name to the Nordic ID Morphic Whether or not to be available to other device’s try at discovering Bluetooth devices Related information: Section ‘System’... -
Page 26: Dialing
3.8.5 Dialing With the current communication options of the Nordic ID Morphic the ‘Dialing’ applet is an oddity. In the future models the applet may be useful, but currently it is not possible to set dialing properties for any means of communication on the device. -
Page 27: Nid Autostart Settings
A NID Indicators gives two measuring bars on the screen. One bar shows charge remaining in the battery. The other one displays signal strength which the Nordic ID Morphic sees from the wireless LAN access point to which it has attached. Moreover, the applet gives four possibilities to place the bar (or bars) on the display. -
Page 28: Nid Link Watchdog
Note! If there is a firewall, a NAT, or both of them in operation between the Nordic ID Morphic and the computer to which the polls are sent, it might be that the NID link watchdog service is not workable in that case without configuration changes to the NAT and firewall. -
Page 29: Nid Scanner
NID SNTP Service applet makes a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client available on your Nordic ID Morphic. The SNTP client can retrieve time value from one source. In addition to the address of a time server, you can specify a destination port on which the service is available, if need be. -
Page 30: Nid Touch Screen
Note! Nordic ID Morphic has the Real Time Clock chip which is powered by its own rechargeable battery to maintain system time over the resets. Related information: Section ‘Date/Time’ (‘Date/Time’ control panel applet) 3.8.20 NID Touch Screen Using this applet you can disable (also enable) the touch screen. -
Page 31: Power
However, you cannot plug USB cable directly into your device but you need the docking cradle for the Nordic ID Morphic into which the USB cable can be connected (see the docking cradle guide, for more information on the docking cradle and USB connectivity). -
Page 32: System
3.8.29 USB Profile The ‘USB Profile’ applet can be seen as a selector by which you choose an operational mode of your device across the USB link. You can put Nordic ID Morphic into operation across the USB as follows:... -
Page 33: Volume & Sounds
Nordic ID Morphic. So, in this mode you can use your device – your device’s Flash folder, to be precise – as a USB memory dongle. Related information: Section ‘Non-volatile Storage’ RNDIS mode RNDIS (Remote Network Driver Interface Specification) is the protocol which the ActiveSync communication has been based on since the release of the version 4.0. -
Page 34: Power States
Section ’ Setting Timeout for Automatic Suspension’ When you are actively using your Nordic ID Morphic it is in the ‘On’ state. If the device is in some other power state than the ‘On’, the PM changes the system to the ‘On’ state when you start operating it, for example, by powering it up, if suspended. -
Page 35: Backup Battery
Section ’ Setting Timeout for Automatic Suspension’ 3.9.2 Backup battery Nordic ID Morphic makes it easy for the user to handle the situations when the main battery on the system is running down, and there is a charged spare battery available. On the Nordic ID Morphic there is the backup battery, which powers the critical parts of the system such as RAM memory during the battery replacement. - Page 36 Note that when the main battery is not being charged, nevertheless it charges the backup battery, if need be. Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700...
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Page 37: Data Capture
4. Data Capture 4.1 Bar Code Reader For bar code reading the Nordic ID Morphic has the laser scan engine which supports the following bar code types: EAN-8 EAN-13 UPC-A UPC-E UPC-E1 Bookland EAN Code 128 UCC/EAN-128 ISBT 128 Codabar... -
Page 38: Enabling / Disabling Bar Code Type
3. Press the ‘Activator’ key; the decoding of the bar code is disabled. Related information: Section ‘Enabling/Disabling Scan Key’ Section ‘Making Your Configuration Settings Permanent’ Section ‘Checking on bar code reading’ Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A Fax:... -
Page 39: Configuring Bar Code Specifics
4. Press the ‘Activator’ key; the selected timeout value is stored in the registry. Related information: Section ‘Making Your Configuration Settings Permanent’ Section ‘Checking on bar code reading’ Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A Fax:... -
Page 40: Connectivity
WLAN access point(s) between your Nordic ID Morphic and some other device supporting WLAN. For peripheral wireless communication your device has a Bluetooth radio. Other communication technologies, which the Nordic ID Morphic can make use of, are USB and Ethernet when it is put into its docking cradle. Related information: Subsection ‘Network and Dial-up Connections’... -
Page 41: Wireless Lan Connectivity
LAN interface. The tabs have the same function as the Network Status Monitor taskbar icons, but the information is available in dotted-decimal notation format. If you assign a static IP address to the interface the IP address will be shown on the tab as your Nordic ID Morphic Nordic ID International Headquarters... - Page 42 – a network view. The WZC updates the list in the network view on a regular basis, which is based on the beacon frames the WLAN adapter has received within the refreshing period of the network view. Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700...
- Page 43 Note that as you specify wireless networking parameters such as authentication and encryption to join your Nordic ID Morphic to the desired service set (SSID) you make a ‘preferred network’ of that SSID. Other display items and controls on the Wireless Information tab Status field tells connection state of the wireless LAN adapter.
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Page 44: Setting Up Wlan Interface - Add New
5.2.2 Setting up WLAN Interface – Add New … If you are not attaching your Nordic ID Moprhic to any available networks or if the available network access point(s) is ‘silent’, in that case, using the ‘Add New …’ option you are able to add a network to the preferred network list of the WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration). -
Page 45: Setting Up Wlan Interface - Ssid Available
5.2.3 Setting up WLAN Interface – SSID Available If you want to attach your Nordic ID Moprhic to the network whose name is shown in the network view on the ‘’Wireless Information” tab, then you need only to double-tap on the network name in the list. -
Page 46: Setting Up Ip-Networking
Section ‘Making Your Configuration Settings Permanent’ 5.2.4 Setting up IP-networking An established connection between your Nordic ID Morphic and the WLAN access point does not necessarily open the communication channel over the access point. What you may need to do is to assign static IP address information to the WLAN interface. -
Page 47: Configuring And Administering System Properties
6. Configuring and Administering System Properties 6.1 Managing Registry Database The Nordic ID Morphic has a simple facility for making the changes in the registry permanent, and on the other hand, for removing the permanent changes from the registry. For example, you make changes in the registry when you change some attribute of the device property by means of a control panel applet and after that you close the applet by pressing the ‘Activator’... -
Page 48: Restoring Your Nordic Id Morphic To Factory Defaults
6.1.3 Restoring Your Nordic ID Morphic to Factory Defaults If your Nordic ID Morphic does not operate as you may expect, or if you just want to start from scratch, in that case, the Registry Backup gives an option to clear all the changes you or your application have made permanent in the registry database. -
Page 49: Configuring Keypad
3. Press some numeric key and hold down it for a little while to see the length of the delay 4. If the result of the quick check was satisfactory, tap the ‘OK’ button on the title bar. Otherwise, repeat the operation. Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700... -
Page 50: Adjusting Keys' Auto-Repeat Rate
To enable the auto-repeat property 1. Check the ‘Enable character repeat’ check box on the ‘Repeat’ tab by tapping the box 2. Tap the ‘OK’ button on the title bar; the auto-repeat property is enabled Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700... -
Page 51: Mapping Key's Functionality Onto Another
7. Select ‘Action’ in the ‘Mappings’ area, that is, the action identification number you linked with the executable above. In this example, the number 5 is selected. 8. Tap the ‘Apply’ button at the bottom of the tab Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700... -
Page 52: Specifying Default Mode Of Alphanumeric Keypad
Section ‘Making Your Configuration Settings Permanent’ 6.3.7 Adjusting Brightness of Keypad’s Backlight Nordic ID Morphic is equipped with a backlit keypad. There is a ‘NID Backlight’ control panel applet which has two trackbar sliders to adjust the brightness of the keypad’s backlight. With one trackbar slider the adjustment applies to backlight brightness when the device is in the ‘On’... -
Page 53: Managing Touch Screen
With the other slider adjustment applies to the backlight brightness when the Nordic ID Morphic is in the ‘UserIdle’ power state (for more information on the system power states, see section’ Power States’). In addition, both the sliders work as a switch. When you move the slider at the left side of the trackbar, the keypad’s backlight property is disabled in the power state to which the slider... -
Page 54: Disabling/Enabling Touch Screen
Using the keypad to uncheck the ‘Touch screen lock enable’ check box Cold-booting your device, assuming that you have not made the change permanent Resetting your Nordic ID Morphic to the factory defaults Before you begin, open the ‘NID Touch Screen’ control panel applet (see section ‘Control Panel’). -
Page 55: Adjusting Screen Brightness
Section ‘Making Your Configuration Settings Permanent’ Section ‘Rebooting your Nordic ID Morphic’ Section ‘Resetting your Nordic ID Morphic to the factory defaults’ 6.5 Adjusting Screen Brightness There is a trackbar slider called ‘Backlight’ available on the ‘Misc’ tab in the ‘NID Backlight’ control panel applet. -
Page 56: Setting Timeout For Automatic Screen Turning-Off
Section ‘Setting Timeout for Reduction in Screen Brightness’ 6.8 Setting Timeout for Automatic Suspension The Power Manager suspends Nordic ID Morphic after the third inactivity period has expired. In fact, after the three inactivity timers have expired in succession. The third inactivity period is called ‘Suspend Timeout’. - Page 57 Related information: Section ‘Making Your Configuration Settings Permanent’ Section ’Power States’ Section ‘Setting Timeout for Reduction in Screen Brightness’ Section ‘Setting Timeout for Automatic Screen Turning-off ’ Nordic ID International Headquarters Phone: +358 2 727 7700 Myllyojankatu 2A Fax: +358 2 727 7720...
- Page 58 Disposal within European Union The rechargeable battery and the Nordic ID Morphic may not be thrown away with everyday rubbish. Please, dispose of the battery and this product in an ecologically sound manner according to the regulation governing your location.
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