Honeywell 6500 Dolphin Introduction Manual

Introduction to Honeywell 6500 Dolphin Handheld
‐ How to use Honeywell 6500
o Turn on: Press (not hold) blue button at bottom of keypad, press "Z" key to the right of it (has the
power symbol next to it)
o Turn off: Hold (not press) blue button and simultaneously hold down the "Z" key until handheld
turns off
o Reset: Use stylus to press down on the small, white reset button (to the left of the "SCAN" button)
to perform a Warm Reboot (do not hold down reset button!)
o Wake handheld up from sleep: Press any key (I usually press the "SCAN" button since it's the largest)
o Touchscreen: Use the stylus > better than your fingers
o Battery life and charging:
‐ Overview of Windows Operating System layout
o Main Screen ‐> Click "" (Windows Icon) in Bottom Left of screen to pull up the Start Menu/list of
applications
o Start Menu ‐> Use stylus to scroll through Start Menu to go through various applications
‐ Typing with the handheld
o Keypad layout:
o Practice typing:
‐ Scanning with the handheld
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Store stylus on one of the two stylus sleeves (attached to the wrist strap) on the back of the
handheld
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How to read battery indicator: Top right of the screen, next to the time.
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4 bars = full battery; 1 bar = low battery
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Electric plug = handheld needs to be charged immediately
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To charge handhelds, place in docking station and make sure the red light at the top of the
handheld turns on. Once charging is done, red light will turn into a green light.
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Make sure handhelds are placed in their docks at the end of each workday or whenever not
in use.
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Numbers, punctuation, and controls (backspace, space, shift, tab, etc.) are in white on the
top half of the keypad
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Letters and symbols are in black on the bottom half of the keypad
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Press the "" (Windows button) on the screen or "Blue button" + "U" on the keypad to
bring up the handheld's Start Menu
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Scroll down menu to find the "Notes" application, click on it to open
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Click "" (New document button) on the bottom of the screen to bring up blank document
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Type out your full name to get used to typing on the handheld's keypad
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Type out "12881‐5G" as order fulfillment will sometimes require manual entry of item
numbers:
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To access hyphen "‐", press, not hold, blue button at the bottom then "F" on keypad
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Once you're done practicing, click "OK" at bottom right of screen, bring up your file (should
say "Note1 or Note#", click on your filename and hold down until a menu pops up. Click
delete to delete your practice note, click "Yes" on popup to confirm". Exit Notes by clicking
the "X" in the bottom right of the screen.
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Press the "" (Windows button) on the screen or "Blue button" + "U" on the keypad to
bring up the handheld's Start Menu
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Find the "Demos" folder, click on it to open
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Select "Scan Demo"
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Press "SCAN" button on keypad to trigger the laser‐scanner, you should see a cross‐hairs,
this is the center of the laser‐scanner