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PI-1000 Series Portable data terminal User’s Manual PI-1010/PI-1030/PI-1230 http://www.argox.com service@argox.com V1.1-12-09-2017...
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Regulatory Compliance FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. RF Exposure Information (SAR) This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S.
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CAUTION: EXPLOSION HAZARD Do not disassemble, short circuit, heat the battery or dispose of in fire. Store battery pack in a proper place. Do not expose to temperature above 60℃/140℉. Use specified charger only. Please dispose of the used batteries following the rules or laws issued by the local government.
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Release Note Release Note Version Date Note V1.0 02/22 2017 Initial release V1.1 07/12 2017 Add Appendix A for reference...
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3.1.4 Information ..........32 3.2 System Menu ............33 3.2.1 Remote Link ..........33 3.2.2 Disk info ............. 33 3.2.3 Timer setting..........34 3.2.4 Environment ..........35 3.2.5 Test ............36 3.2.6 System info ..........38 3.3 Supervisor Menu ........... 39 3.3.1 Remote Link ..........
1 Introduction Unpacking 1 Introduction PI series is a lightweight, portable data terminal (PDT) for data capture and collection. This manual will help you to get to know PI series and utilize it well. Features ■ Scratch-resistant keypad Coated with PC (polycarbonate), the letters and numbers on the keys won’t wear off between uses.
1 Introduction Unpacking 1.1 Unpacking Make sure all of the following items are included in your package. PI series Quick Start Guide USB Cable RS-232 Cable with USB power cord Holder(Option) Hand Strap...
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1 Introduction Unpacking Plug and Power Supply (Option) When you receive your terminal, open the package immediately and inspect for shipping damage. If you discover any damage, contact the shipping company and file a claim. Argox is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipping.
1 Introduction Understand your terminal 1.2 Understand your terminal 1.2.1 Terminal Left Front Right Back Bottom Three LEDs. LCD Display A mono LCD. Keypad A 25-key keypad. Battery Cover The battery cover. Battery Cover Switch Open and close the battery cover. The bar code reading beam is emitted Reading Window through this window.
1 Introduction Understand your terminal Connector A port to connect computer 1.2.2 Holder(Option) The holder is used to hold your terminal in its standing position. In the bottom of holder, make sure cable wire is installed as below.
1 Introduction Indicators 1.3 Indicators PI series has three LEDs and a buzzer to indicate its current status. 1.3.1 LED Your terminal has three LEDs on the upper-left corner. They have different behavior. The table below gives information about the status they indicate. BT or Wi-Fi LED Scan LED Charger LED...
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1 Introduction Indicators Behavior Status Note Scan Solid green User defined Use SDK. Solid red User defined. Use SDK. Solid orange User defined. Use SDK. Flashing Transmitting data or Use SDK. green user defined. Flashing red User defined. Use SDK. Flashing User defined.
1 Introduction Indicators Behavior Status Note hardware. Your terminal is not Controlled connected to any power source. hardware. 1.3.2 Buzzer You can define the status the vibration indicates using the SDK. Sound Status 1 Short Beep A key is pressed. A good scan.
1 Introduction Keypad 1.4 Keypad Scan key Cursor keys Control keys Numeric keys User-defined keys Power key Scan key Scan a bar code. Cursor keys Move the highlight bar up. Fn+Up Open Message Menu. Down Move the highlight bar down. Fn+Down Adjust the backlight brightness.
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1 Introduction Keypad Cursor keys Fn+Right Increase the volume. Control keys The Escape 1. Go up one level in a menu. key. 2. Give up changing a setting. 3. Exit a program. The Function Use with other keys. Ex: key. “Fn+Down Arrow”...
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1 Introduction Keypad Numeric keys 1. Enter the number three. 2. Enter the letters D, E, F. 1. Enter the number four. 2. Enter the letters G, H, I. 1. Enter the number five. 2. Enter the letters J, K, L. 1.
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1 Introduction Keypad User-defined keys User-defined key. User-defined key. User-defined key. Power key Turn on or turn off your terminal. Power combination key You can use the key combinations to enter different menus or modes. Press and hold the combination of keys, until your terminal responds.
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1 Introduction Keypad ■ System Menu Enter System Menu. ■ Supervisor Menu Enter Supervisor Menu. ■ Force mode It updates all firmware files and restores all system parameters to factory settings. This mode needs to be used with an SDK or computer software.
1 Introduction Power source 1.5 Power source There are three ways to supply power to PI series: 1. Two AA batteries. Recommended alkaline rechargeable type. 2. Use the USB cable with computer. 3. Use the power supply with the USB or RS-232 cable. Cable Type Charge Supply power...
1 Introduction Power source 1.5.1 Inserting or replacing battery When you see the battery icon shows low. You need to change new battery or charge It immediately. If there is no power, the back up battery can hold the data about 15 minutes. Therefore, always upload your important data after work or keep two AA batteries in case.
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1 Introduction Power source 2. Inserting two batteries as indicated inside battery compartment. 3. Close the battery cover as follow. ① ②...
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1 Introduction Power source 4. Make sure cover is closed and slide two latch back.
1 Introduction Power source 1.5.2 Charge the battery If you’re using rechargeable batteries to supply power to your terminal, you can charge them by (1) connecting the USB cable to your terminal and computer. (2) Using a battery charger to charge batteries in advance.
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1 Introduction Power source Note The triangle mark should be face up when you want to plug connecter in to PI series.
2 Get started Set up your terminal 2 Get started This chapter provides information about how to work with your terminal and make connection to computer. 2.1 Set up your terminal 1. Choose one to power on your terminal Open the battery cover and Install two AA batteries.
2 Get started User interface 2.2 User interface Menu Options Status bar Input Power method source Wireless Time Item Description Menu Current menu title Options Items in the menu. Status bar It displays the information about your terminal. Input method The way you enter data.
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2 Get started User interface Item Description Wireless When you open Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication function, it displays an icon without waves. If connection is successful, the icon will show waves. Power source If your terminal is connected to a direct power supply (USB or RS-232), it displays a plug icon;...
2 Get started Connection 2.3 Connection PI series have four interfaces to connect: USB, RS232, Bluetooth and WI-FI. Each one can choose two ways as below. Remote link: It is a unique protocol from Argox development. Visit Argox website below to download application.
2 Get started Remote link connection 2.3.1 Remote link connection This section will show how to link PI series to PC with “Remote link” and enter “Message menu” to send message when the connection successful. Use Remote link to connect PC with USB Step 1.
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2 Get started Remote link connection Step 3. Enter “Remote I/F Select” and Choose “USB”. It will automatically go back Step 4. Choose “Connect”. Step 5. In PhoenixVoler or Everlink, Click Comm setup will show the model number. Successfully connected to PC.
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2 Get started Remote link connection Message Menu Everlink, ControlCenter and PI series can send message to PI series. Press “Fn”+”^” key to enter Message Menu. Read priority Msg.: It shows the priority message you receive. Read Msg.: It shows the message you sent. ...
2 Get started Attach the hand strap 2.4 Attach the hand strap Sometimes you may need to do something and can’t hold your terminal on your hand. Or, you might accidentally drop your terminal between uses. Attach the hand strap is a useful way to resolve these issues. You can wrap the strap around your hand to secure it to your hand, or hang it on your hand to have both hands free to do other things.
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2 Get started Attach the hand strap 2. Thread the big loop into the small loop, and pull the big loop to tie a knot. Important Use hand strap when you collect barcode in case drop accident. PI series might shut down to protect data after drop.
3 Controls and settings User Menu 3 Controls and settings PI series offers three different layer menus. User Menu is for general users, System Menu is for supervisors or managers, and Supervisor Menu is for system administrators or engineers. Besides, press Fn+^ can enter Message Menu This chapter provides information about these menus.
3 Controls and settings User Menu 3.1.1 Run Program It shows the program you download from your computer. To run a program, just select it and press ENT. If there’s no program, it will tell you “No program file.” For more information about how to connect to a computer and download programs from it, see PhoenixVoler or Everlink User guide.
3 Controls and settings User Menu PhoenixVoler to computer. ■ Connect It connects your terminal to computer after you select an interface. ■ Remote I/F Select It provides interfaces, including COM port, USB, Bluetooth and WI-FI. To connect your terminal, do this: 1.
3 Controls and settings User Menu It is for you to read and upload barcode data easily. Once you have connection to computer. Press “SCAN” key to read barcode and it will upload data. Go to CH 4 Application. see more in Everlink user guide. Note Make sure you turn on the decode function(barcode default).
3 Controls and settings System Menu 3.2 System Menu Under System Menu, you can change system settings to meet your need and run some tests to see if your terminal is working properly. Press key 3 + 9 + Power to enter system menu.
3 Controls and settings System Menu It provides the disk information, including the free, used and total disk space. By default, your terminal has two disks: C and D. RAM For data memory Flash For system and user’s application 3.2.3 Timer setting ■...
3 Controls and settings System Menu 3.2.4 Environment It provides settings for you to adjust different workplace or match your preference. ■ LCD contrast It determines the contrast ratio. The bigger the number, the lower the contrast (the darker the screen).1~10 ■...
3 Controls and settings System Menu ■ Key click You can turn on or turn off the sound of keypad. ■ Vibration It determines how long your terminal vibrates. The unit is 0.1 second, range is 1~255. Set 0 will turn it off. 3.2.5 Test It provides various tests for you to check your terminal system.
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3 Controls and settings System Menu high to low and from low to high. If the sound is played smoothly, it means the buzzer works properly, otherwise the buzzer may have some issues. ■ LCD & LED test It checks if the LCD display has bad pixels.
3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu 3.3 Supervisor Menu (1+3+0+PWR)Supervisor Menu provides advanced settings for you to configure. To protect the settings from being changed easily, you need to enter a password to access the menu. By default, the password is five zeros (00000).
3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu 3.3.1 Remote Link It is for you to connect your terminal with Everlink or PhoenixVoler to computer. ■ Connect It connects your terminal to computer after you select an interface. ■ Remote I/F Select It provides interfaces, including COM port, Bluetooth and WI-FI.
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3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu ∙ Bluetooth It has three options: 1. Bluetooth setting: (1) Device name: Your terminal’s name. By default, the name is the serial number. (2) PIN code: The passkey for a Bluetooth connection. By default, the code is four zeros (0000).
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3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu entering its Bluetooth MAC address. 2. Bluetooth test: You can use this option to test the Bluetooth connection after your terminal connects to a device. 3. Bluetooth info: It displays Bluetooth information, including the local address, device name and link address.
3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu (5) Power Saving: If Disable, WI-FI module will always awake to transmit data. Otherwise, WI-FI will automatically turn off. 2. TCP Test: Test WI-FI connection, the process need to wait about 3~15 seconds. PI series will show the connect success of fail on the screen.
3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu It formats a disk in your terminal. The system will ask you to confirm if you want to format, because it will remove all data stored in the disk. ■ Format C Format the C disk. ■...
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3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu ■ Environment It provides settings for you to adjust to adapt to different workplaces or match your preference. For the first five options, see the description in Environment in System Menu. ∙ Power on It determines the screen displayed in User Menu after you turn on your terminal.
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3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu 1. Transmission: It has two modes: Proprietary ID or AIM ID. You can choose either of them. Proprietary ID is defined by Argox. AIM ID is defined by the AIM organization. 2. Position: You can insert the code ID before or after the bar code data.
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3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu interface. ∙ Port IF select It has four ports. Select one of them and choose its interface. You can choose COM, USB, Bluetooth and WI-FI. If you don’t want to use interface, choose None. ∙...
3 Controls and settings //Supervisor Menu 3.3.4 Information It displays your terminal’s information. The IPL version. BOOT The boot version. Kernal The kernel version. Scanner The scanner’s firmware version. The serial number. HW Ver. The PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) version. HW Int.
4 Applications //Supervisor Menu 4 Applications Argox provides multiple applications for communication and developments as below: Communication PhoenixVoler Upload and Download firmware or application easily. Recommend developer. Everlink Manage multiple PI series with files transmission, message sending and history data function. Control center Remote-end of manage program can link multiple Everlink and provide Cloud...
5 Troubleshooting Hardware issues 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 Hardware issues Speaker is not working or volume is too low. ■ Make sure the speaker hole is not blocked. ■ Test is in the system menu, use Test to check speaker. Keypad does not response. ■...
5 Troubleshooting Communication issues 5.2 Communication issues Receive or transmit problem on USB ■ Check USB connector is plugged correctly. ■ Check Remote Link set is USB and select the right PI series name on computer. ■ Restart PI series and unplug the USB and try again. Receive or transmit problem on RS-232 ■...
5 Troubleshooting Barcode scanning issues 5.3 Barcode scanning issues Barcode can not be read ■ Change the angle between the bar code and the terminal. ■ Change the distance between the bar code and the terminal. ■ Clean the scanning window slightly of the terminal(make sure without scratch).
Specifications 6 Specifications General Characteristics Argox Proprietary ARM926EJ-S 16 / 32 MB DRAM 20 / 60 MB Flash Display White gray mono STN LCD 160*160 Indicator LED Blue, Green and Red; Beeper; Vibration Motor Keypad 25 Alpha-Numeric keys (Including 10 function keys, 3 programmable hot keys) Accessory...
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Specifications Scanner Model PI-1010/PI-1030 PI-1230 Scanner 2D Area imager system Resolution 3 mil at PCS 90% 1D(5 mils):Code 39 2D(6.7miks): PDF417 Depth of 3mil 40-90 field Code39 5mil 5mil 45-140 Code39 EAN 13 13mil 20mil 65-570 Datamatrix 15mil EAN 13 13mil 55-435 Scanning 200 scan/sec...
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Specifications RSS Limited、RSS Aztec (Standard, Expanded、 Inverse), MaxiCode, CODABAR、Telepen、 DataMatrix/ECC 200 Matrix 2 of 5、China (Standard, Inverse), QR Post、Pharmacode Code , Micro QR Model PI-1010 PI-1030 PI-1230 WPAN Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth Class2, Class2, Class2, BT2.1+EDR BT2.1+EDR BT2.1+EDR WLAN Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 /...
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Specifications Power Battery AA size NIMH Battery *2 (charged by USB or optional power adapter) or AA size Alkaline *2 ( Recommend AA size NIMH Battery for daily work) Rating 5Vdc 2A...
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