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In case of the above situation, connect the unit to the MR550’s power adapter and recharge unit for at least 16 hours to fully charge the battery. The MR550 can operate normally for about 6 hours (without backlight) and can backup data for 7 days without external power.
1.1 - MR550 and Accessories 1.2 - Tour of the MR550 1.3 - First Steps with the MR550 ....4 1.4 - First Operation of the MR550 Chapter 2 - Specifications .
Chapter 1 - First Look 1.0 - Introduction The MR550 series is a stationary terminal. It utilizes the Windows CE® 3.0 operating system, and incorporates an integral barcode slot reader, triple track magnetic stripe reader, Proximity reader or finger print reader.
Chapter 1 - First Look 1.1 - MR550 and Accessories After opening the box, please make sure all the following are present: MR550 RS232 Cable CD Manual Getting Started Guide MR550 User’s Manual...
Chapter 1 - First Look 1.2 - Tour of the MR550 1.2.1 - MR550 Front Proximity Reader Speaker Bar Code or MSR Slot Touch Screen Lock Keypad Proximity Reader Fingerprint Reader MR550 User’s Manual...
Chapter 1 - First Look 1.3 - First Steps with the MR550 NOTE: UPS battery can be used for normal operation when there is no main power and also as a data backup battery. Data entered should not be considered properly stored until the built-in backup battery has been adequately charged.
Chapter 1 - First Look 1.4 - First Operation of the MR550 1.4.1 - Power-On the MR550 MR550 will automatically power-on when the 13.5VAC power adapter is plugged in. The MR550 welcome screen appears, which is soon replaced by the Windows CE screen.
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Or directly tap location of year or month to change the year or month setting. 1.4.3.3 - Exit Date / Time Properties Tap OK or X (cancel) button at upper-right corner to exit. Tap here to select the year Tap here to select the month MR550 User’s Manual...
Storage: Humidity 5% ~ 95% RH non-condensing Drop Sustains a free drop of 1.2 meters onto a concrete floor ESD protection 4KV DC contact, 8KV DC air -4 F ~ 158 F (-20 C ~ 70 C) MR550 User’s Manual...
AC Power Flex Cable to Main Board 2.9.1 - AC Power Pin Assignments Pin Number VAC Input 1 VAC Input 2 2.9.2 - RS232 Pin Assignments MR550 User’s Manual Chapter 2 - Specifications Signal Signal Terminal Block Auxillary RS232 RS232...
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Request To Send Clear To Send Function Description RY2-C Common RY2-NC Normal Close RY2-NO Normal Open RY1-C Common RY1-NC Normal Close RY1-NO Normal Open DI-1 Photo-In Cathode(-) DI-2 Photo-Out Anode(+) Positive 5 Volts Ground Positive 12 Volts Ground MR550 User’s Manual...
Chapter 3 - User Input 3.1 - Keypad The MR550 keypad contains 6 rubber keys, including F1~F4, ESC, and ENTER key. Please refer to the picture below. Clock-In Break-Out [F1]~[F4] Standard WinCE Function Keys [ESC] The Escape key performs the same function as tapping the...
Windows CE keyboard. 3.3 - Using Proximity, MSR, or Barcode Reader The MR550 has an integrated Proximity, MSR or Barcode reader, con- nected to Unitech’s new generation decoder chip, which can read all major barcode labels, magnetic stripe cards, or 125KHz EM proximity readers with excellent performance.
Chapter 4 - Useful Programs 4.1 - Bar2Key In the MR550, the built-in scanner, magnetic stripe reader or proximity are connected to an advanced decoder chip, and this chip is connected to COM3 port. Application programs should call Unitech’s scanner DLL library (Please refer to MR550 programming manual for detailed function of DLL library).
Character Set Check digit module One/Two check digit Send Start/Stop character CLSI format on Zero expansion on Enable NSC Enable Bookland Supplement 2 Supplement 5 Space separator inserted Transmit if present/ Must be present Calculate Check digit MR550 User’s Manual...
User can run this program from \Windows\MRRSetup.exe. Dis- played will be one button: “MSR Delimiter”. The Proximity reader is connected as an MSR track 2 reader by configuring it via the track 2 setting. MR550 User’s Manual...
Chapter 4 - Useful Programs 4.3 - HockRS232 Event ( Disable ActiveSync Driver for RS232 Port) Normally, the MR550’s RS232 port is set as the default communication port with the Host PC via ActiveSync. The MR550 will automatically activate the...
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