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- Page 1 Portable Data Collector NLS-NFT10...
- Page 2 All pictures in this manual are for reference only and the actual product may differ. Regarding the product modification and update, Newland Auto-ID Tech. Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make changes to any software or hardware to improve reliability, function, or design at any time without notice.
- Page 3 Revision History Version Description Date V1.0 Initial Release. 2022-04-15...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1 About This Guide ................................ 1 Introduction ..................................1 Documentation Set ................................1 Chapter Descriptions ................................ 1 More Information ................................2 Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................3 Introduction ..................................3 Getting Started ................................. 3 The NFT10 ................................3 Charging the Battery .............................. - Page 5 Scan Trigger ................................... 26 Prefix & Suffix ................................. 27 Good Read Indicator ..............................28 Encoding ..................................29 Data Edit ..................................30 Broadcast-output Settings .............................. 31 Symbologies ................................... 32 Chapter 5 Bluetooth ................................... 35 Chapter 6 Wi-Fi ................................... 37 Introduction ..................................37 Wi-Fi Settings .................................
- Page 6 Use of Non-standard Interfaces ............................. 58 Chapter 12 Maintenance & Troubleshooting ..........................59 Introduction ..................................59 Important Safety & Handling Information ........................59 Disassembly and Retrofit ............................59 External Power Supply ............................59 Abnormal Situation ..............................59 Drop Damage ................................. 59 LCD Screen ................................
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Page 7: Chapter 1 About This Guide
NLS-NFT10 Portable Data Collector Quick Start: Describes how to get the NLS-NFT10 up and running. NLS-NFT10 Portable Data Collector User Guide: Describes how to program and use the NLS-NFT10. Newland APP User Guide: Describes how to install/uninstall, or use the APPs developed by Newland (For GMS Version Only）... -
Page 8: More Information
Chapter 10 System Update Explains how to update the system. Chapter 11 App Development Guide Describes the app development environment and the use of non-standard interfaces. Chapter 12 Maintenance & Troubleshooting Provides troubleshooting solutions for issues that might occur when using the NFT10. -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Getting Started Introduction This chapter lists the parts for the NFT10 and explains how to charge the battery and power on the NFT10 for the first time. Getting Started The NFT10 Volume+ Volume- Power Key Right Scan Key USB Port Left Scan Key SIM/TF Card Slot... - Page 10 Rear Camera Flashlight Fingerprint Recognition NFC Detection Area...
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Page 11: Charging The Battery
Charging the Battery Connect the NFT10 to a power outlet using the included AC adapter or USB cable. When the terminal’s battery is less than 5%, it takes about 3 hours to fully charge it (The terminal is shut down or in sleep mode). When charging the NFT10 with an AC adapter or USB cable, the user is notified of the charging status by the LEDs on the terminal. -
Page 12: On-Screen Buttons
On-screen Buttons Return Button Home Button Overview Button The NFT10 has five physical keys and three on-screen buttons. The on-screen buttons include Back Button, Home Button, and Overview Button. Return Button: Tap it to go back to the previous screen. Home Button: Tap it to go back to the home screen. - Page 13 Communicating with PC Step 1: Connect the Micro USB port on the NFT10 to your computer with the included USB cable. Step 2: Switch NFT10 on. On the home screen, swipe from the top to open the notification bar. Step 3: Tap “Charging this device via USB” and then tap “Tap for more options”. Step 4: Select “Transfer Files”.
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Page 14: Installing Sim Card/Tf Card
Installing SIM Card/TF Card Step 1: Pull the SIM/TF card tray out from the slot on the left side of the terminal. Step 2: Place the SIM/TF card into the tray and then gently push the tray all the way into the slot until it locks in place. -
Page 15: Chapter 3 Basics
Chapter 3 Basics Introduction This chapter provides the basics of setting and using the NFT10 Switching On/Rebooting/Switching Off the NFT10 After being installed with the SIM card and fully charged, you can start to use the NFT10. Switch the NFT10 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 NFT10 displays the Home screen. -
Page 16: Locking/Unlocking The Nft10
Locking/Unlocking the NFT10 and then “Security” -> “Screen lock” and set the screen lock mode per your needs. Tap the app icon Lock the NFT10: Briefly press the Power key on the right side of the terminal. If no operation is performed on the NFT10 for a preset period, the NFT10 locks automatically. - Page 17 and then “Security & location” -> “Fingerprint” and set the fingerprint mode Unlock with Fingerprint: Tap the app icon per your needs.
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Page 18: Home Screen
Home Screen View another Home screen: Swipe left or right. Go to the Home screen: Tap the Home key. Open an app: Tap it. View all apps/Open apps list: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to view all the apps. Swipe up Apps list Add an app icon to the Home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to view all the apps. -
Page 19: Status Icons
Status Icons The icons in the notification bar at the top of the screen give information about the NFT10. 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 New Message Hotspot &... -
Page 20: Installing App
Installing App Use one of the following methods to install a new app on the NFT10: 1. Download an APK file from the online app store and install it. 2. Download the software package onto a MicroSD card or PC and copy it to your terminal. Then install it with File Manager. -
Page 21: Date & Time
Date & Time and then “System” -> “Date & time” and set the date and time on the screen Set the date and time: Tap the app icon shown below as per your needs. -
Page 22: Display
Display and then “Display”, and set the brightness level, dark theme, night light, adaptive brightness, Tap the app icon wallpaper, and other parameters on the screen shown below as per your needs. -
Page 23: Ringtones
Ringtones -> “Sound”. Then set the ringtones and other notification sounds as per your needs. Tap the app icon... -
Page 24: Restoring Factory Settings
Restoring Factory Settings -> “System” -> “Reset options” -> “Erase all data (factory reset)” -> “Erase all data”. Tap the app icon 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. -
Page 25: Language & Input Method
Language & Input Method -> “System” -> “Languages & input”. Then set the language and input method as per your needs. Tap the app icon... -
Page 26: Shortcuts To Apps
Shortcuts to Apps Create a shortcut to an app on your Home screen: On the home screen, swipe up from the bottom to top with one finger in one smooth motion to view all apps. Tap and hold your desired app and then drag it into the Home screen. Widgets View all widgets: Tap and hold on a blank area of the Home screen and then tap Open a widget: Tap it. -
Page 27: Chapter 4 Scanning Barcodes
Chapter 4 Scanning Barcodes Introduction This chapter includes scanning tips and instructions for setting up the scanner. Scanning 1D Barcode Adjust the scan angle or the distance between the NFT10 and the target barcode to ensure the length of the laser beam is roughly 8mm greater than that of the barcode, as shown below. -
Page 28: Scanning 2D Barcode
Scanning 2D Barcode Adjust the scan angle and the distance between the NFT10 and the target barcode to make them fall into the following ranges: 1. Point the NFT10’s focus lamp at the center of the barcode. 2. Move the NFT10 until you find the appropriate scan distance. 3. -
Page 29: Programming Scanner
Programming Scanner Tap the app icon on the Home screen -> . Then configure the scanner parameters as per your actual needs. Enable Scan Check or uncheck the “Enable scan” item to enable or disable the scanning feature of the NFT10. -
Page 30: Output Mode
Output Mode The NFT10 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. -
Page 31: Scan Mode
Scan Mode The NFT10 provides the following four 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. -
Page 32: Scan Trigger
Scan Trigger Left/Right SCAN key: Use the Scan key on the left/right side of the terminal as a scan trigger. Enable or disable them as per your actual needs. -
Page 33: Prefix & Suffix
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”. -
Page 34: Good Read Indicator
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 NFT10 issues a short beep to indicate a good read. 2. Vibrating: The NFT10 vibrates to indicate a good read. 3. -
Page 35: Encoding
Encoding Choose a character encoding to interpret barcode data. 1. AUTO: The terminal determines automatically if the target barcode uses UTF-8, GBK, ISO-8859-1, or windows-1251 encoding. If the terminal produces the wrong output, you may need to choose or enter a specific character encoding. 2. -
Page 36: Data Edit
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”. -
Page 37: Broadcast-Output Settings
Broadcast-output Settings When using broadcast as the scan output method, the NFT10 will output the scan information with the specified broadcast ACTION and EXTRA. -
Page 38: Symbologies
Symbologies Note that supported symbologies depend on the scan engine integrated in the terminal. Here we will take DE3 for example. 1D code: Enable or disable 1D symbologies and set other barcode parameters. Below are 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. - Page 39 Advanced: The features listed here are designed to improve the scanning performance and energy efficiency of the terminal. Acuscan: When selected, the terminal only decodes the barcode aimed squarely by the aiming pattern. It is advised to select it to ensure that only the desired barcodes are read if multiple barcodes are placed closely together. 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.
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Page 41: Chapter 5 Bluetooth
Chapter 5 Bluetooth This chapter describes how to connect the NFT10 to other Bluetooth devices. You can set up a Bluetooth connection between the NFT10 and other Bluetooth devices, such as PC, and mobile phones. Note that the Bluetooth connection works better if there are no obstacles between them. Before you can use a Bluetooth device with the NFT10, you must first pair them. - Page 42 Unpair/rename a paired Bluetooth device: To rename the paired Bluetooth device, tap next to the device name -> to edit its name manually-> tap “RENAME”. To unpair it, tap “FORGET”. then tap Rename the device name Unpair device...
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Page 43: Chapter 6 Wi-Fi
Chapter 6 Wi-Fi Introduction This chapter describes how to connect the NFT10 to a Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi Settings Join a Wi-Fi network: then “Network & Internet” -> “Wi-Fi”, and turn Wi-Fi on to find available Wi-Fi networks. If Wi-Fi is 1. -
Page 44: Wi-Fi Settings
WI-FI Settings To set the “Metered”, “Proxy”, or “IP setting”, follow the first two steps of joining a Wi-Fi network, tap “Advanced options”, then select the desired option. -
Page 45: Metered
Metered “Metered” can help us better understand the WI-FI network data usage of MT90. 1. Detect automatically: Set a Wi-Fi connection as metered or unmetered automatically. 2. Treat as metered: Set the Wi-Fi connection to a limited data plan. You can set your connection as metered to avoid additional charges. -
Page 46: Proxy
Proxy The MT90 Provides three types of Proxy: “None”, “Manual”, and “Proxy Auto-Config”. To use the proxy function, you need a proxy server first. The address and port of the proxy server should be consulted with the proxy service provider. With the “proxy”... -
Page 47: Ip Settings
IP Settings 1. Select “DHCP” to automatically obtain an IP address from the router through the DHCP service. The DHCP service should be turned on in the router, otherwise, the IP address cannot be obtained. 2. Select “Static” to customize the IP address. This will help to avoid the network failure caused by the duplication of the IP address in the LAN or the disabling of the DHCP service in the router etc. -
Page 48: Add Network
Add Network then “Network & Internet” -> “WI-FI” -> “Add Network”. There are two methods to add network: Tap the app icon 1. Method One: Tap to add a network by scanning a QR code. 2. Method Two: Manually add network Step 1: Tap and fill in the network name you want to add. - Page 49 Step 2: Select the corresponding security option according to the encryption type of the router. Supported security types: Enhanced Open, WEP, WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Enterprise 192-bit. Step 3: Enter the password and complete the other parameter per the actual network configuration. Then click “Save”...
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Page 50: Wi-Fi Preferences
Wi-Fi Preferences then “Network & Internet” -> “Wi-Fi” -> “Wi-Fi preference”, and then you can enable functions like Tap the app icon turn on the WI-FI automatically and Notify for public networks per actual need. “Turn on WI-FI automatically”: Wi-Fi will automatically connect to a saved high-quality network. Note: To enable this function, you need to turn on the WLAN first. -
Page 51: Saved Networks
Saved Networks then “Network & Internet” -> “Wi-Fi” -> “Saved networks”, then you can view the networks saved, or Tap the app icon set configurations like clear, connect, and share the network per your needs. Clear the Wi-Fi Share Wi-Fi via QR Code Tap to add device or review network details... -
Page 52: Wi-Fi Data Usage
Wi-Fi Data Usage then “Network & Internet” -> “Wi-Fi” -> “Wi-FI data usage”, and then you can review the Wi-Fi data Tap the app icon usage, including carrier data accounting and APP data usage. -
Page 53: Chapter 7 Mobile Network
Chapter 7 Mobile Network Introduction The NFT10 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 NFT10. 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 NFT10 connects to the Internet via your cellular data network when available. -
Page 54: Apn Settings
Option Two: 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 NFT10 to fix it: Go to Settings -> “Network & internet” -> “Mobile network” -> “Advanced” -> “Access Point Names”. - Page 55 2. Tap in the top right corner of the screen or tap the carrier of your SIM card on the screen. Then manually enter the APN settings. You can contact your carrier or visit their website to get the correct APN settings, or check the APN settings on a mobile device that can access the internet using the SIM card.
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Page 56: Chapter 8 Others
Chapter 8 Others Camera Tap the app icon to launch the Camera app. Tap to switch between front and rear camera Normal Modes Turn on/off flash light Tap to take photo or video Tap to view photos Tap the normal modes icon ->... -
Page 57: Gps
then “Location”, and then turn Location on. Tap the app icon... -
Page 58: Nfc
-> “Connected devices” -> “Connection preferences” -> “NFC”, and then To enable the NFC feature, tap the app icon turn on NFC. Then you can install an NFC writer on the NFT10 to read and write NFC tags. -
Page 59: Chapter 9 Whitelist Manager
Chapter 9 Whitelist Manager Introduction The Whitelist Manager app is used to specify the apps that users can install on the NFT10. Logging in to Whitelist Manager , enter the password (default: 112233), and tap “Login” to log in to Tap the app icon on the Home screen then the whitelist manager. -
Page 60: Chapter 10 System Update
Chapter 10 System Update Introduction This chapter introduces two methods to update the system software of the terminal: Online update and local update. Online Update -> “CHECK FOR UPDATES”. Update the system online: Tap system updates icon... -
Page 61: Local Update
Local Update Zip File to the NFT10 Drive 1. Connect the terminal to the PC with the included USB cable. Swipe down from top to bottom with one finger in one smooth motion to open the notification bar. Tap “USB for file transfer”. Then select “Transfer files”. The file name might be different based on each version... - Page 62 5. Select the update zip file. Then select “NEXTREBOOT” or “UPDATE”. Zip File to TF Card Copy the update zip file to TF Card. TF Card 2. Insert the TF card to the NFT10 and then power on the terminal. 3.
- Page 63 in the top right corner of the System Update screen, and then select “Local Update” -> “External Storage”. 1. Tap Select the update zip file. Then select “NEXTREBOOT” or “UPDATE”.
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Page 64: Chapter 11 App Development Guide
Chapter 11 App Development Guide Development Environment The NFT10 runs on the Android 11 operating system, so you should use Android SDK 11 or lower when developing apps for the NFT10. Use of Non-standard Interfaces See Newland Android PDA API Handbook. -
Page 65: Chapter 12 Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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 after-sales service center. -
Page 66: Wireless Functionalities
If the terminal cannot be switched on after experiencing a sudden or unexpected power loss or other abnormalities, immediately contact your dealer or Newland after-sales service center Do not throw, drop, or strike the terminal. Doing so may damage the LCD display, interrupt running programs, cause data loss in memory, and result in malfunction. -
Page 67: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause & Solution Type Description Charging LED is OFF when Ensure the AC adapter is plugged in properly. charging. 1. Check the battery level. If the battery is almost depleted, recharge it. Noticeably short battery life. 2. Restart the terminal, if the problem remains, please contact the after-sales service Battery center. -
Page 68: Fcc Warning
FCC Warning FCC Warning: This 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.