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Note! Notes provide optional additional information.
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Contents Chapter Accessories ........10 Accessories ....................10 Chapter Getting Started........11 Overview ....................12 Charging the Battery ................. 13 Data Transmission between PWS and PC ..........14 Checking the Battery Status and Enter Battery Capacity Menu....15 Chapter Basic Operation .........17 Application Program ................
PWS-472 is developed based on Android system, with quad core processor and 5- inch big, high-definition screen. By adopting the industrial design, PWS-472 comes with water-proof, dust-proof, anti-dropping capabilities, as well as large capacity bat- tery of over 12 hours battery life. Additionally, PWS-472 supports GPS/ BD, RFID (NFC) and 1D/2D barcode scanning functions.
2.2 Charging the Battery Connect USB cable to the charger. (Note: Battery temperature should be 0°C to 40°C. Connect micro USB connector on the other end of the cable to the micro USB connector at the bottom of the device. Insert AC charger to the power outlet.
2.3 Data Transmission between PWS and PC Connect the standard USB connector to the USB connector of PC. Connect micro USB connector of the cable to the micro USB connector at the bottom of the device. For better transmission between PWS and PC, you can download Mobile phone management software from Android market.
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Click to enter the Settings page. Click to enter battery.
Searching, adding editing and deleting contacts are supported. When e-mail account is well configured, you can use PWS-472 to send email. You will be notified immediately when there is a new email. Browser: The browser can be zoomed in or out by double clicking the page or via two fingers.
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Camera: Take high quality photos. Focal length can be adjusted quickly. LED fill light is available. 720P high quality video can be recorded. File management: Manage status of storage card via file management. Files can be browsed by category, and managed by path. The user can remotely manage phone files via WLAN.
3.2 Barcode Scanning The scanning service will boot automatically when the device is on. There are two scanning modes: One is simulating keyboard mode which is, open any editing zone/input zone and slick the scan button to start scanning. The other is Message Broadcast mode. This needs modifying receiving mechanism in the APP to get the current scanning result.
3.3 Wi-Fi Roam Built-in Wi-Fi algorithm of PWS-472 supports WLAN roam. Usually, roam means that when a device connects to an AP, and if the signal becomes weaker and weaker, it will switch to another AP of the same SSID for a seamless connection. Two parame- ters are critical in Wi-Fi roam, which are "signal threshold”...
RFID Reader PWS-472-C30E Built-in (UHF) RFID module. Frequency support 840-960MHz to compliance variety application. Standard support: EPC C-1 Gen2/ISO18000-6C. The develop SDK is available for customer APK development. Detail sample code is available in SDK document. Demo APK step: 1. Selected the RFID APK 2.
Connect the micro USB cable via micro USB port. Select the media device (MTP), find the PWS-472 as storage in your PC. Paste the APK that you want to install into PWS-472 into phone storage. Select the APK and click install,...
Screen Capture PWS-472 Support screen capture, press “Power”+”F2” at the same time for 2-3 secs. Then you may finished the screen capture. You could find your picture in phone storage.
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