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Revision History Version Description Date V1.0 Initial Release. 2021-05-14 V1.1 Add description about security level of ITF code 2021-05-19 V1.2 Update with new product model NLS-WD1 2021-08-08...
Contents Chapter 1 About This Guide ................................ 7 Introduction ..................................7 Documentation Set ................................7 Chapter Descriptions ................................ 7 More Information ................................8 Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................9 Introduction ..................................9 Unpacking ..................................9 Accessories (Optional) ..............................9 Getting Started ................................10 The WD1 ................................
Chapter 1 About This Guide Introduction This guide provides instructions for programming and operating the NLS-WD1 wearable data collector (hereinafter referred to as “the WD1” or “the terminal”). Documentation Set The documentation set for the WD1 includes: NLS-WD1 Wearable Data Collector Quick Start: Describes how to get the NLS-WD1 up and running. ...
Chapter 11 Maintenance & Troubleshooting Provides troubleshooting solutions for issues that might occur when using the WD1. More Information For more product and support information, please visit our website: http://www.newlandaidc.com.
Chapter 2 Getting Started Introduction This chapter lists the parts and accessories for the WD1 and explains how to charge the battery, and power on the WD1 for the first time. Unpacking Carefully remove all protective materials from the pack. Verify that you received the following: 1 x WD1 wearable data collector ...
Installing the Nano SIM Card SIM Card Tray Step 1: Power off the terminal, then pull out the SIM card tray; Step 2: Insert the Nano SIM card into the corresponding slot, with its metal contacts facing towards the screen; Step 3: Gently push the tray all the way into the slot until it locks in place.
Charging the Battery Connect the WD1 to a power outlet using the included AC adapter. When the terminal’s battery is less than 5%, it takes about 4 hours to fully charge it (The terminal is shut down or in sleep mode). When charging the WD1 with an AC adapter, the user is notified of the charging statuses by the LEDs on the terminal.
Keypad Power key User-defined key The WD1 has 2 physical keys: User-defined key and power key. Note: You can define the function of the user-defined key in Key Remap app. Gestures (Swipe Left/Right) Swipe left Swipe right 1. Swipe left or right on the home screen to view different home screens. 2.
Communicating with PC Step 1: Connect the Micro USB port on the WD1 to your computer with the included USB cable. Step 2: Switch the WD1 on. On the Home screen, swipe from left to right with one finger in one smooth motion to open the notification bar as shown below.
Chapter 3 Basics Introduction This chapter provides the basics of setting and using the WD1 Switching On/Rebooting/Switching Off/the WD1 After installing the SIM card and having the WD1 fully charged, you may switch the terminal on. Switch the WD1 on: Hold down the Power key on the right side of the terminal until the Android logo is displayed. Note that the initialization is going to take some time before the WD1 displays the Home screen.
Shortcut Icons Swipe the home screen from up to bottom to view all the shortcut icons. Shortcut Icon Description Shortcut Icon Description Wi-Fi shortcut, long press to Airplane mode shortcut enter Wi-Fi setting Mobile network shortcut Brightness setting, three options are available Lift to wake shortcut, long press Bluetooth shortcut, long press to...
Status Icons The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about the WD1. Status Icon Description Status Icon Description WLAN on Signal Strength Bluetooth on Airplane Mode on USB Connected USB Debugging Missed Calls Battery Charging in Progress Power Saving Mode...
Installing App Use the below method to install a new app on the WD1: Download the software package on PC and copy it to your terminal. Then install it with File Manager (Files app). Uninstalling App Follow the procedure below to remove an app from the WD1: Tap and hold your desired app until “App info”...
Date & Time Set the date and time: Tap the app icon and then “System” -> “Date & time” and set the date and time on the screen shown below as per your needs.
Display Tap the app icon and then “Display”, and set the brightness level, night light, sleep, auto-rate screen, and other parameters on the screen shown below as per your needs.
Restoring Factory Settings Tap the app icon -> “System” -> “Reset options” -> “Erase all data (factory reset)” -> ”Reset Phone” -> “ERASE EVERYTHING”. After this operation, the terminal will be reset to factory defaults and all the personal data on the internal storage, such as music and photos, will be deleted.
Floating Button Settings Tapping the floating button can perform tasks such as scanning barcode (Scan), turning on/off flashlight (Flashlight), taking a screenshot (Screen snapshot), turning off screen (Screen off), going to the Home screen (Home), switching between level and continue scan mode (Toggle level and continue scan mode), or showing device name (Show device name). Holding down the floating button can make it movable.
Chapter 4 Scanning Barcodes Introduction WD1 can read barcodes by its equipped camera or connecting to other barcode reading devices such as Bluetooth badges. This chapter is mainly introducing how to use its equipped camera to read barcodes. Programming Scanner Tap the app icon ->...
Enable Scan Check or uncheck the “Enable scan” item to enable or disable the scanning feature of the WD1. Output Mode The WD1 provides three output modes: Simulate keystroke, Output via API, and Fill in EditText directly. 1. Simulate keystroke: Output scanned data to keyboard buffer to simulate keyboard input. Character interval (ms): A character interval of 0-100 milliseconds may be placed between the transmissions of each character of scanned data.
Scan Mode The WD1 provides the following three scan modes: 1. Level mode: Press and hold the scan trigger to start a decode session which continues until the trigger is released. 2. Continuous mode: Press the scan trigger to continuously read barcodes. To suspend or resume scan operation, simply press the scan trigger.
Sensor Select The WD1 provides two output modes: Camera or Badge Camera: Scan the barcode with the built-in camera. Badge: Scan the barcode with the Bluetooth badge made by Newland, such as BS30.
Scan Trigger There is no dedicated key on the WD1 that served as a scan trigger. But you can set keys as scan trigger by following two ways: User-defined key. There is a user-defined key on the WD1 that can be set as a scan trigger by the Key Remap function. Tap the “Quick Settings”...
Prefix & Suffix To set the prefix/suffix, enter the hexadecimal value of a desired prefix/suffix, and then tap “OK”. For example, if you want to add a Line Feed character after each barcode, set the suffix to “0A”; if you want to add a Carriage Return character after each barcode, set the suffix to “0D”.
Good Read Indicator The terminal can use sound/ vibration/ LED to indicate a good read. Choose one or more options as per your actual needs. 1. Sound: The WD1 issues a short beep to indicate a good read. 2. Vibrating: The WD1 vibrates to indicate a good read. 3.
Encoding Choose a character encoding to interpret barcode data. 1. AUTO: The terminal determines automatically if the target barcode uses UTF-8, GBK, or ISO-8859-1 encoding. If the terminal produces the wrong output, you may need to choose or enter a specific character encoding. 2.
Data Edit This feature allows you to edit barcode data with a script. Tap “load script” and then select the desired script file on the terminal, or scan the 2D barcode that contains a script, to load the script. Then select “exec script” and tap “OK”.
Broadcast-output Settings When using broadcast as the scan output method, the WD1 will output the scan information with the specified broadcast ACTION and EXTRA.
Symbologies The symbologies settings based on the camera integrated in the terminal 1D code: Enable or disable 1D symbologies and set other barcode parameters. Below is remarks for ITF codes: The higher the security level, the lower the error rate of ITF code. The barcode reading performance at the higher security level is not as smooth as that at low security.
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3. Multiple Barcodes: When selected, the terminal can decode multiple barcodes at the same time, and the maximum number of the barcodes can be set per actual needs. 4. Other: Tap DETAIL to access the following parameter settings. Noise Reduction: This feature is designed to reduce noise in images produced by the terminal. However, the terminal shows a slight decrease in scanning speed when using this feature.
Chapter 5 Bluetooth This chapter describes how to connect the WD1 to other Bluetooth devices. You can set up a Bluetooth connection between the WD1 and other Bluetooth devices, such as PC, mobile phone, badge. Note that the Bluetooth connection works better if there are no obstacles between them. Before you can use a Bluetooth device with the WD1, you must first pair them.
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3. Select the device from the search results to pair. 4. If prompted, input the pairing code and then tap “OK”; or if the pairing code is given automatically, then tap “PAIR”. Unpair/rename a paired Bluetooth device: To rename the paired Bluetooth device, edit its name manually and then tap “OK”.
Chapter 6 Wi-Fi Introduction This chapter describes how to connect the WD1 to a Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi Settings Join a Wi-Fi network: 1. Swipe the home screen from top to bottom, then tap to turn on the Wi-Fi, long-press the icon can enter the detailed setting of the Wi-Fi.
Chapter 7 Mobile Network Introduction The WD1 can also use a 4G network to connect to the internet. To establish a 4G connection, you must have a SIM card installed in your WD1. This terminal can support 4G/3G/2G network provided by Telecom, Unicom, or Mobile Mobile Network Settings If no Wi-Fi networks are available, or if you have turned Wi-Fi off, then the WD1 connects to the Internet via your cellular data network when available.
APN Settings If you cannot connect to the internet when using your terminal’s cellular data, you may need to change your APN settings on the WD1 to fix it: Go to Settings -> “Network & Internet” -> “Mobile network” -> “Advanced” -> “Access Point Names”. 2.
Chapter 8 Others Camera Tap the app icon to launch the Camera app. Turn on/off HDR Turn on/off flash light Tap to take photo or video Normal Modes Tap to view photos Tap normal modes icon > Tap settings , then the user can set parameters such as scene mode, self timer, picture size, ZSD, white balance, etc.
Turn on the Location on: Swipe down from top to bottom on the home screen and it will display the drop-down mean, Find and tap it to turn location on. Or Go to Settings -> “Security & location” -> “Location”, and then turn Location on.
Key Map This app allows you to remap the keys on the terminal to function as a different key or to make them into shortcuts to launch an application. Remap a key to another key: Start the Key Remap app: Tap the quick setting app icon on the Home screen then Remap a key to another key: After starting the Key Remap app, select the key you want to remap, and then tap “keys”...
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Remap a key to broadcast: After starting the Key Remap app, select the key you want to remap, and then tap “broadcast” and defined the action for pressing remap key up or down. Clear All Remap: Clear all remap to return to default settings.
Chapter 9 System Update Introduction This chapter introduces two methods to update the system software of the terminal: Online update and local update. Online Update Update the system online: Tap system updates icon ->“CHECK FOR UPDATES”.
Local Update Zip File to the WD1 Drive 1. Connect the terminal to a PC with the included USB cable. Swipe the home screen from left to right with one finger in one smooth motion to open the notification bar. Tap “USB file transfer turned on”. Then select “File Transfer”. The file name might be different based on each version...
Chapter 10 App Development Guide Development Environment The WD1 runs on the Android 9 operating system, so you should use Android SDK 9 or higher when developing apps for the WD1. Use of Non-standard Interfaces See Newland Android PDA API Handbook.
Continued use in this case may result in fire or electric shock. Drop Damage If the terminal is damaged due to a drop from a high place, immediately cut off the power and contact your dealer or Newland customer service center.
Wireless Functionalities Do not use the terminal’s wireless functionalities where wireless device use is prohibited or where it may cause interference or danger, such as petrol stations. Use & Maintenance If the terminal crashes, please press and hold the power key for more than 30 seconds to force restart. ...
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause & Solution Type Description Ensure that there is no contaminant inside the key; if a key malfunction occurred, Unresponsive or incorrect please check whether the key has been remapped to other functions. response to any key entry. Charging LED is OFF when Ensure the AC adapter is plugged in properly.
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