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  • Page 1 PTC-860IM User's Guide...
  • Page 2 No license is granted, either expressly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise under any Symbol Technologies, Inc., intellectual property rights. An implied license only exists for equipment, circuits, and subsystems contained in Symbol products.
  • Page 3 GUIDE TO THE PTC-860 Optical Models...
  • Page 4 uide to the PTC-860 Optical Models Part Number: 14767-701-03 Release Date: 10/20/94...
  • Page 5 Telxon and TCAL (Telxon Common Application Language) are registered trademarks of Telxon Corporation. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ontents FCC statement ......Safety information PTC-860NI ......Responsibility for use .
  • Page 7 ENTER/YES key ..... . ON/OFF key ......SHIFT key .
  • Page 8 Handling the PTC-860 ..... Storing the PTC-860 ..... . Cleaning the PTC-860 .
  • Page 9 Figures 1. Backup battery switch ....2. Parts of the PTC-860 ....3.

  • Page 10: Fcc Statement

    statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 11: Safety Information

    afety information PTC-860NI Responsibility for use The standards used by Telxon for evaluation of the PTC-860NI (Non-Incendive) equipment’s suitability for use in the Hazardous Locations specified herein are applicable in the United States and may not be applicable outside of the United States.

  • Page 12: Hazardous (Classified) Locations In Accordance With Article 500, National Electrical Code - 1990

    In hazardous locations, the PTC-860NI’s only user interface is its keyboard; the accessory ports are not suitable for use in hazardous locations. WARNING! Remove the PTC-860NI from the potentially hazardous area if the unit is damaged or suspected of being damaged.
  • Page 13 Combustible dusts Not normally in the air Accumulations normally sufficient to interfere with normal operation of electrical equipment or other apparatus In the air as a result of infrequent malfunctioning of - handling equipment - process equipment Accumulations are sufficient to interfere with the safe dissipation of heat from electrical equipment Accumulations may be ignitible by abnormal or failure of electrical equipment...

  • Page 14: Disposing Of Nickel-Cadmium Batteries

    Ignitible fibers or flyings Division 1 Fibers or materials producing combustible flyings are manufactured, stored, or handled Note: The previous information provides only general guidelines on the environments in which a PTC-860NI is approved for use. Each hazardous location in which a PTC-860NI will be used must be inspected and approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the local fire marshall, and the customer’s...

  • Page 15: Overview Of The Ptc-860

    verview of the PTC-860 The Telxon PTC-860 is a battery-powered hand-held computer used to collect, store, and transmit data. The PTC-860 automates your data collection procedures and is custom programmed to efficiently handle your organization’s unique data collection jobs. Options for scanning bar codes and printing are also available.

  • Page 16: Through The Keyboard

    Through the keyboard Entering data through the keyboard is similar to operating a calculator. As you press a key on the PTC’s keyboard, the corresponding number or letter appears on the display. Pressing the ENTER key stores data in the PTC’s memory. With a bar-code reader A second method of entering data is with a bar-code reader.

  • Page 17: Models

    Once the host computer receives the data from the PTC, it uses that data to update its master files and records. In some cases, the host computer may even transmit data back to the PTC, asking you, as the PTC’s operator, to perform a new task. Models This manual covers the three optical models of the PTC-860: PTC-860, PTC-860ES, and PTC-860NI.

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    etting started PTC-860 optical models (PTC-860, PTC-860ES, and PTC-860NI) This manual collectively refers to all three PTC-860 optical models as PTC-860. Instances in which PTC-860 refers specifically to the PTC-860 unit will be obvious (for instance, in a comparison between models). To determine which model you have, refer to the “Models”...

  • Page 19: Turning On The Backup Battery

    1. Remove the PTC from the box. 2. Remove all packing material from the PTC. Save the packing material in case the PTC is ever stored or shipped to Telxon for service. 3. Check the contents of the package to make sure you have received everything ordered.

  • Page 20: Backup Battery Switch

    FIGURE 1 Backup battery switch Interior view BATTERY COMPARTMENT BACKUP BATTERY COMPARTMENT BOTTOM OF PTC PEN OR PENCIL Interior side view PEN OR PENCIL BACKUP BATTERY SWITCH PUSH DOWN...

  • Page 21: Charging The Battery Pack

    5. If the AFAT battery pack or the plastic case containing batteries is in the PTC-860’s battery compartment, remove it. Refer to the “Removing the batteries” section on for the correct procedure. 6. The backup battery switch is located in a small opening just inside the battery compartment and to the right, when the PTC is facedown (see pencil into the opening and apply direct pressure to push...
  • Page 22 Equipment required: One battery charger for each PTC An electrical outlet within 6 feet (1.8 meters) providing 110 volts AC in the U.S. or Canada or 220 volts AC elsewhere Note: If you are charging the PTC’s battery pack outside the U.S.

  • Page 23: Checking The Ptc-860

    4. Plug the charger into the wall outlet. The green charging indicator above the display lights. 5. Charge the PTC’s battery pack for 14 hours. Checking the PTC-860 1. Press the ON/OFF key to turn on the PTC. 2. Look at the PTC’s display. What appears on the display depends on the program your organization uses.

  • Page 24: Parts

    arts Figure 2 shows the parts of the PTC-860. 25-pin connector On the top of the PTC is a female RS-232-type 25-pin connector for accessories and communication. A cable or the connector on the bottom of some accessories plugs into this connector to communicate with the PTC.

  • Page 25: Backup Battery

    Backup battery All models of the PTC-860 have a built-in backup battery. The backup battery provides enough power to protect data stored in the PTC’s memory when the main batteries are being changed or if they run out of power. A switch inside the PTC, accessible through the battery door, lets you turn on the backup battery.

  • Page 26: Parts Of The Ptc-860

    FIGURE 2 Parts of the PTC-860 25-PIN CONNECTOR OPTICAL COUPLER BATTERY RECHARGE POST ELASTIC STRAP DISPLAY KEYBOARD WAND PORT BATTERY COMPARTMENT...

  • Page 27: Battery Charger

    CAUTION! Do not use a bar-code reader with a PTC-860NI in a hazardous location. Accessories are approved for use with the PTC-860NI only in non-hazardous locations. The bar-code reader lets you enter data into your PTC by passing the reader across bar-code labels (scanning). Your PTC’s data collection program determines the types of bar-code labels you can read.

  • Page 28: Battery Recharge Posts

    Battery recharge posts The battery recharge posts, one on each side of the optical coupler, make contact with spring-loaded posts on an optical communication cradle and are used to recharge the PTC’s nickel-cadmium battery pack. Display The PTC-860’s display screen shows the information you type or scan into the PTC and messages and instructions from the PTC or the host computer.

  • Page 29: Enter/Yes Key

    Data keys are the letter and number keys, A-Z and 0-9. You use them to type data into the PTC. Function keys include the F1-F5, CLEAR, ENTER/YES, and SEND keys. These keys may have different labels on your PTC. They are used to perform a special procedure or function.

  • Page 30: Keyboard Overlay

    Keyboard overlay The keyboard overlay is a small sheet of plastic cut out to fit over the PTC’s keyboard. Labels for the special function keys used by your organization’s data collection program are printed on the overlay. Optical coupler On the back of the PTC-860 is a small red window. Behind the window are five LEDs that the PTC can use to communicate with your host computer.

  • Page 31: Features

    eatures Automatic off To conserve battery power, the PTC-860 turns itself off automatically after approximately 1 minute of inactivity. The exact length of time depends on the program. Automatic return at on When you turn the PTC-860 off (or when the PTC-860 turns itself off), it remembers where it was in the data collection program.

  • Page 32: Beeper

    Beeper The PTC-860’s internal beeper is used by the PTC and your data collection program to warn you of problems or to prompt you to take an action. For example, if your program has temporarily turned off a key, the PTC beeps if you press it. Clock The PTC-860’s built-in clock keeps track of the date (month, day, year, and day of the week) and the time (hours, minutes,...

  • Page 33: Connecting Accessories

    onnecting accessories Many accessories are available for the PTC-860. These include printers, adaptors, modems, and bar-code readers. All accessories connect to the PTC-860ES and PTC-860NI through the 25-pin connector. Bar-code readers can be connected to the PTC-860 through a wand port on the unit’s side. Some accessories plug directly into the 25-pin connector on the PTC;...

  • Page 34: Accessory Fasteners

    FIGURE 3 Accessory fasteners LATCH PLATE LOCKING SLOT LOCKING SCREW 3. If the accessory uses a locking latch, find the latch plate on the top of the PTC. The latch plate has a keyhole-shaped opening in it. Note which side the wider part of the opening is on.

  • Page 35: Through The Wand Port (Ptc-860 Only)

    FIGURE 4 Using the accessory locking latch 6. If you are connecting an accessory directly to the PTC, tighten the PTC’s locking screw and slide the accessory’s locking latch as far to the right as it will go to lock the accessory onto the PTC.

  • Page 36: Removing An Accessory

    Removing an accessory From the 25-pin connector 1. Turn off the PTC-860. 2. To remove an accessory that connects directly to the PTC, slide the accessory’s locking latch as far to the left as it will go and loosen the PTC’s locking screw. 3.

  • Page 37: Scanning Bar-Code Labels

    canning bar-code labels Follow this procedure if you are scanning labels with a pencil-wand bar-code reader. If you are using another type of reader, see the instructions shipped with the reader. 1. Place the tip of the bar-code reader to the left or right of the bars on the bar-code label.

  • Page 38: Communicating Data

    ommunicating data The PTC-860 is able to communicate with other computers and PTCs. How it communicates and how it is connected depends on your data collection program and how your PTC-860 is equipped. The PTC-860 can be set up for either one-way or two-way communication.

  • Page 39: Using The 25-Pin Connector

    Communicating through the optical coupler requires the use of an optical communication cradle. See the Optical Communication Station Four-Bay Cradle for instructions. CAUTION! Do not use a PTC-860NI with a CS-860 or an MCO-860 in a hazardous location. Accessories are approved for use with the PTC-860NI only in non-hazardous locations.

  • Page 40: Disconnecting A Cable

    6. Turn on the PTC and then turn on the device it is connected to. 7. To communicate, follow the instructions for your data collection program. Disconnecting a cable CAUTION! When removing the cable from the PTC or other device, grasp the cable connector head to remove the cable.
  • Page 41 1. Perform any preparations for cloning. 2. Connect a clone cable to the 25-pin connector on the primary PTC and to the 25-pin connector on the secondary PTC. 3. Follow your application’s cloning procedure. 4. When the data or program has been cloned successfully, disconnect the clone cable from both PTCs.

  • Page 42: Maintaining The Ptc-860

    aintaining the PTC-860 Operating conditions Each of the PTC-860 optical models can be operated at temperatures between –20 degrees F (–29 degrees C) and 120 degrees F (49 degrees C). PTC-860 The PTC-860 unit is designed to operate in environments that are normally free of dust, dirt, and moisture.

  • Page 43: Handling The Ptc-860

    CAUTION! Do not operate a PTC-860NI with any attached accessories in a hazardous location. Accessories are approved for use with the PTC-860NI only in non-hazardous locations. Handling the PTC-860 The following information can help to ensure you receive reliable, trouble-free service from your PTC-860. Do not open the PTC-860’s case.

  • Page 44: Storing The Ptc-860

    Storing the PTC-860 CAUTION! Do not store a PTC-860 for over two months without charging the battery pack or replacing the alkaline batteries. Otherwise, both the primary batteries and the backup battery will drain, and any data or programs loaded into the PTC’s memory will be lost.

  • Page 45: Servicing The Ptc-860

    Do not use a paper towel on any part of the PTC-860, including the display. If the PTC-860 becomes extremely dirty or if liquids, dirt, or other foreign materials get inside the case, contact your Telxon service representative. Servicing the PTC-860 Do not attempt to service the PTC.

  • Page 46: Replacing The Batteries

    eplacing the batteries The PTC-860’s AFAT nickel-cadmium battery pack or AA alkaline batteries may be replaced when necessary. CAUTION! Do not remove or install a PTC-860NI’s battery pack in a hazardous location. These procedures are approved for use with the PTC-860NI only in non-hazardous locations.

  • Page 47: Installing New Batteries

    5. Lay the battery door facedown on your work surface. The gasket on the inside of the door should be facing up. CAUTION! Keep the gasket and the inside of the battery door clean and free of dust and dirt. Dust or dirt on the gasket could keep it from sealing properly.

  • Page 48: Aa Alkaline Batteries

    3. Make sure the + sign on the battery pack is on the same side as the + sign on the PTC and the straight edge of the battery pack is facing up (see battery pack directly into the bottom of the PTC. The battery pack has a spacer to prevent it from being inserted incorrectly.

  • Page 49: Inserting Aa Alkaline Batteries Into The Plastic Battery Case

    FIGURE 6 Inserting AA alkaline batteries into the plastic battery case 3. Hold the battery case in one hand with the opening up and the polarity marks facing you. 4. Insert the battery case, open end first, into the battery compartment.

  • Page 50: Backup Battery

    Backup battery Under average conditions, the backup battery will last a number of years. When the backup battery fails, a warning message displays on the PTC’s screen. Because the backup battery is attached to one of the internal circuit boards, it can be replaced only by a trained Telxon service engineer.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    roubleshooting The PTC does not turn on Charge or replace the nickel-cadmium battery pack or replace the alkaline batteries. The bar-code reader fails to read a label Try scanning across the top or bottom of the bars on the label. Make sure the bar-code reader is connected securely to the PTC.

  • Page 52: Specifications

    ppendix Specifications Electrical Data communications via 25-pin connector: Power: Charger input voltage requirement: Environmental Operating temperature: Storage temperature: Operating humidity: Physical Length: Width (keyboard): Width (display): Depth: Full duplex, 300 to 19.2 K bits per second Four-cell AFAT nickel-cadmium battery pack, 800 mAhr Four AA alkaline batteries, 1500 mAhr (not for PTC-860NI use)
  • Page 53 Weight: (w/ AFAT battery pack) 25.5 oz/.7 kg (w/ AA batteries) 24 oz/.68 kg...

  • Page 54: Hardware Part Numbers

    ppendix Hardware part numbers The following table contains part numbers for ordering accessory hardware for the PTC-860 optical models. TABLE 2 Hardware part numbers Item Batteries Plastic battery case Alkaline batteries AFAT nickel-cadmium battery pack Battery charger PTC-860 Fast Battery Charger with cycling without cycling Bar-code readers...
  • Page 55 Item Printers IP-24 Microprinter MP-830 Microprinter 24-column version 24-column version kit 42-column version 42-column version kit RM-80 Printer Adaptors BCM-6 TBM-160 Modems TCM-100 TCM-212R TCM-224** Cradles CS-860 Optical Communication Station w/o mounting hardware w/ table mount hardware w/ wall mount hardware MCO-860 Four-Bay Cradle w/o a modem w/ a 202 modem...

  • Page 56: Ptc-To-Ibm Pc/At Cable

    Item Cables PTC-to-IBM PC/AT cable*** PTC-to-IBM PC/XT cable**** Clone cable PTC-to-1/2 duplex modem cable*** PTC-to-full duplex modem cable*** PTC-to-host (DTE) cable*** Manuals Guide to the FLASH Utilities (TCAL or MS-DOS Version) Guide to Maintaining NiCd Batteries Guide to the PTC-860 Fast Battery Charger Guide to the CS-860 Optical Communication Station...

  • Page 57: Appendix C

    ppendix Communication connections Figures 7 through used to establish and maintain communication between the PTC-860 and other devices. FIGURE 7 PTC-to-IBM PC/AT cable, P/N 13656-3X0 PTC-860 –5 provide information on the connections IBM PC/AT...
  • Page 58 FIGURE 8 PTC-to-IBM PC/XT cable, P/N 10582-XX0 PTC-860 Male –5 IBM PC/XT Female (000)/ Male (110)

  • Page 59: Clone Cable

    FIGURE 9 Clone cable, P/N 09944-001 PTC-860 A OUT– BAT– PTC-860 B OUT– BAT–...

  • Page 60: Ptc-To-1/2 Duplex Modem Cable

    FIGURE 10 PTC-to-1/2 duplex modem cable, P/N 10124-0X1 PTC-860 –5 MOD 202/Type I (1/2 Duplex)

  • Page 61: Ptc-To-Full Duplex Modem Cable

    FIGURE 11 PTC-to-full duplex modem cable, P/N 10124-0X2 PTC-860 –5 MOD 212/Type II (Full Duplex)

  • Page 62: Ptc-To-Host (Dte) Cable

    FIGURE 12 PTC-to-host (DTE) cable, P/N 10124-0X3 PTC-860 –5 Host/Type III (Full or 1/2 Duplex)

  • Page 63: Glossary

    lossary alphanumeric Describes a character set that contains letters, numbers, and symbols such as punctuation marks. application A PTC program that is designed to perform a specific task for the user. Examples include route accounting, payroll, price lookup, shipping, and inventory control. application An electronic component soldered into a PTC that contains flash EPROM...
  • Page 64 display The LCD screen on the front of the PTC. It shows data entered into the PTC and warning prompts. Data set ready signal. The modem sends DSR to the attached device to indicate that the modem is connected, on, and ready. Data terminal equipment.
  • Page 65 optical coupler A device that converts electronic signals inside the PTC into pulses of light that can be detected by an optical communication station. prompt Messages shown by the PTC that guide the operator through the steps of a data collection program. Prompts vary for different programs.

  • Page 66: Index

    ndex 25-pin connector, communicating data, 37-38 connecting an accessory, removing an accessory, Accessories, 15, 41 connecting, 31-33 removing, used with PTC-860NI, Accessory fasteners latch plate, 22, 31-34 locking screw, 22, 31-34 slot, 22, 31-32 Adaptors, part numbers, Alkaline batteries, 15, 25, 50 inserting, 46-47 removing,...

  • Page 67: Hardware Part Numbers

    inserting the battery case, joining connectors, 20, 32, 37 keeping battery door clean, PTC-860ES accessories, reprogramming a PTC-860NI’s flash EPROM, storing a PTC-860, 23, 25, 42 using a bar-code reader with a PTC-860NI, using a PTC-860NI with a cradle, Charging the nickel-cadmium battery pack, 19-25 Charging time,...
  • Page 68 Maintaining the PTC-860, Manuals part numbers, MCO-860, 20, 36-37 part numbers, Memory, Messages, backup battery, 21, 48, 49 low battery, 21, 25 Models of PTC-860s, 15, 16 Modems, 14, 31, 36 part numbers, Nickel-cadmium battery pack, 15, 25, 41-42, 50 charge time, 21, 25 charging,...
  • Page 69 RS-232 connector, 28, 36 Safety information, 9-12 disposing of battery packs, PTC-860NI, 9-12 Scanning, 25, 35 failures, 35, 49 Screwdriver, Servicing the PTC-860, Shipping damage, Specifications electrical, environmental, physical, 50-51 Storage temperature, 42, 50 Storing the PTC-860, Temperatures operating, 40, 50 storage, 42, 50 Troubleshooting,...
  • Page 70 Telxon Corporation/3330 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44334/216-867-3700/800-800-8001 Part No. 14767-701-03 Printed in U.S.A.

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