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Newland NLS-PT980 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 NLS-PT980 Series Portable Data Collection Terminal User Manual V 3.1...
  • Page 2 Newland Auto-ID reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice, and the user should in all cases consult Newland Auto-ID to determine whether any such changes have been made. The information in this publication does not represent a commitment on the part of Newland Auto-ID.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content Standard Configuration ..................1 Optional Configuration ..................2 Tips and Cautions ..................... 3 Cautions ..........................3 General Usage Tips .........................4 Battery Usage & Cautions ......................4 Specifications ....................5 Product Outline ....................6 Outline ............................6 Indicator & Keyboard ......................7 Power ........................ 8 Dismount Battery ........................8 Mount Battery .........................9 Power ON/OFF Idle Charge ................
  • Page 4 Dial ............................39 Bluetooth Connection Setup ................40 Create Connection ........................40 WiFi Connection Setup ..................44 Create Connection ........................44 Connect PT980 & Host ..................48 USB Slave ..........................48 Reading ......................49 Barcode Engine Configuration ....................49 Common ..........................50 Camera & Decode ........................52 GS1 Code Setting &...

  • Page 5: Standard Configuration

    Standard Configuration NLS-PT980 Main Machine Stylus Pen » » SCAN USB Slave Cable Li Battery » » nlscan.com Page 1...

  • Page 6: Optional Configuration

    Optional Configuration Power Adapter » Leather Case » nlscan.com Page 2...

  • Page 7: Tips And Cautions

    Tips and Cautions Cautions Disassemble and Refit » Unauthorized disassemble and refit will avoid the limited warranty Power Adapter » Only manufacturer original power adapter should be applied. Improper adapter causes permanent damage and avoids the limited warranty Phenomenon & Safety »...

  • Page 8: General Usage Tips

    Tips and Cautions General Usage Tips When system halt, press “Reset” button using the stylus pen. Please see Page 9 to locate the » position of “Reset” button. Crash, throw, impact and fold will cause permanent LCD damage, system halt and irreversible »...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Specifications Specification NLS-PT980 NLS-PT982 NLS-PT983 NLS-PT981 XScale PXA 270, 312MHz SDRAM: 2 * 64 MB Memory NAND Flash: 128MB, expandable to 256MB Suppor Minii SD up to 8 GB Display 262K color TFT touch panel, 2.8inches, 240*320 resolution Keyboard 25 keys MTBF 5000 hours RS232...

  • Page 10: Product Outline

    Product Outline Outline SCAN 1.Indicator 2.USB Slave/Earphone 3.Left Fn Key (F13) 4.Beeper 5.Scan Window 6.LCD 7.Keyboard 8.USB Host 9.IC Slot 10.Stylus Pen 11.Right Fn Key (F14) 12.IrDA Port 13.Label 14.Hand Belt Ring 15.ID Label 16.Battery Lid 17.Reset 18.Contact Pins Direction to insert SIM 19.SD Slot 20.SIM Slot Card...

  • Page 11: Indicator & Keyboard

    Product Outline Indicator & Keyboard SCAN 1、 Power Indicator Charging: red light keep on. Charged: green light keep on. Red turns Green: Adapter con- nected. No battery inserted. 2、 GPRS Indicator Green Flash (1 sec interval): GPRS power up. No SIM card. Green Flash (3 sec interval): GPRS power up.

  • Page 12: Power

    Power Dismount Battery Lock Step 1: Push lid lock button to unlock. Remove the lid as it shown in the picture. Unlock Step2： Gently press to release the battery. Step 3: Remove the battery as it shown in the picture. Lock Step 4: Reverse Step 1 to mount the battery lid.

  • Page 13: Mount Battery

    Power Mount Battery Lock Step 1: Push lid lock button to unlock. Remove the lid as it shown in the picture. Unlock Step 2: Fit the battery with the copper contact pin. Step 3: Press to insert the battery. Lock Step 4: Reverse Step 1 to mount the battery lid.

  • Page 14: Power On/Off Idle Charge

    Power ON/OFF Idle Charge Power ON » Long press on “Power” button 2~3 seconds to power on. Windows desktop will pop up. Idle » Touch “Power” button when the device is on. (Idle function is enabled) Program Idle Function: Start—>Settings—>Control Panel—>Power Management Touch “Power”...

  • Page 15: Operation Interface

    Operation Interface Desktop Layout Zone 1----------------- Zone 2----------------- Zone 1: Recycle Bin, My Device, Internet Explorer and other shortcuts. Zone 2:Toolbar icons, Left to right : Start: slide on the panel to select, touch to confirm selection » WiFi: shows WiFi connection and signal intensity »...

  • Page 16: System Toolbar

    Operation Interface System Toolbar “Start” Button Tap and slide on the panel to select. Touch to confirm selection Connection Status shows the intensity of GPRS signal . Double click to open the dialog in the picture. shows connection with a Host, through USB slave port;...
  • Page 17 Operation Interface System Toolbar System Time Double click the icon to open “Date/ Time Properties”. Or setup time from “Start”－> “Settings”－> “Control Panel” －> “Date/Time”. Click “Apply” to confirm settings. Power Icon Double Click to open “Power Management”. “Low-power”: Screen brightness turns low and other modules turn to power saving mode.
  • Page 18 Operation Interface System Toolbar Input Choice Icon Click icon to slide show input choices. Click to confirm choice Click icon again to hind slide show Display Desktop Click the icon to show desktop. nlscan.com Page 14...

  • Page 19: Control Panel

    Operation Interface Control Panel Open Control Panel “Start”－> “Settings”－> “Control Panel” PC Connection Setup direct connections to the desktop computer: enable, disable and communication type. nlscan.com Page 15...
  • Page 20 Operation Interface Control Panel Backlight Setting Setup backlight for 2 status: ① Normal Mode: The device work- ing in full power state. ②Low-power Mode: Screen bright- ness turns low and other modules turn to power saving mode. Keyboard backlight brightness stays the same in two modes.
  • Page 21 Operation Interface Control Panel Dialing Properties Double click “Dialing” to open “Dialing Properties”. Storage Manger Double click “Storage Manager” to open “Storage Properties”. Caution: The settings bellow may cause system failure Format: permanently delete all data in selected disk. Dismount: disconnect selected disk New: create a partition in selected disk Delete: delete selected partition.
  • Page 22 Operation Interface Control Panel Power Management “Low-power”: screen brightness turns low and other modules turn to power saving mode. “Auto Idle”: Most modules switch off. Operational variables restore in volatile memory. Any commencing operation (screen, transmission or other) prevents idle mode.
  • Page 23 Operation Interface Control Panel Date/Time To setup date, time and time zone. Remove Program Select and click “Remove” to unin- stall programs. nlscan.com Page 19...
  • Page 24 Operation Interface Control Panel Input Panel Setup default input method Click “Options” to select user preferences. Barcode Engine Configuration Run “Barcode Engine Configura- tion” before reading. It output reading results to keyboard event or clipboard. See Chapter”Reading” for details. nlscan.com Page 20...
  • Page 25 Operation Interface Control Panel Owner Display and edit ID, owner notes and Network ID. Network and Dial-up Connections New a connection and configura- tion GPRS connection. See Chapter “GPRS Connection Setup” for details. “SERIAL ON USB”: shows con- nection with a Host, through USB slave port;.
  • Page 26 Operation Interface Control Panel System To check the system information: Basic, General, Memory, Device, Copy right. Display Select a desktop picture nlscan.com Page 22...
  • Page 27 Operation Interface Control Panel Certificates Import, View or remove certifications. Autorun Select programs automatically launch when power on. nlscan.com Page 23...

  • Page 28: Input

    Input Introduction There are three input modes, Number, English Capital and Small respectively. Users could use Fn key on the keyboard or buttons in input panel to swich current input mode. Every input mode has three soft keyboard panels, standard panel, simplified panel and mark panel respectively.

  • Page 29: Input Panel

    Input Input Panel Standard Panel Number Capital Letters Small Letters nlscan.com Page 25...

  • Page 30: Simplified Panel

    Input Input Panel Simplified Panel Mark Panel nlscan.com Page 26...

  • Page 31: Panel Illustration

    Input Panel Illustration Input Zone Control Zone State Indicator Functions of keys in control zone are shown as below: Swich Simplified Panel and Standard Panel Swich Input mode Swich Mark Panel and Standard Panel Click to show Mark Panel Click to show Simplified Panel Click to show related panel.

  • Page 32: Swich Methods

    Input Swich Methods Number Simplified Panel Number Standard Panel Number Mark Panel Capital Letters Simplified Panel Capital Letters Standard Panel Capital Letters Mark Panel Small Letters Simplified Panel Small Letters Standard Panel Small Letters Mark Panel nlscan.com Page 28...

  • Page 33: Keyboard Output

    Input Keyboard Output Mode Number Capital Letters Small Letters Button @ : / - @ : / - A B C a b c D E F d e f G H I g h i J K L j k l M N O m n o P Q R S...

  • Page 34: Fn Configuration

    Input Fn Configuration Double click "Control Panel" ->“Input Panel”，choose "Keyboard", click "Option(O)...", the KeyboardSIP Option Panel will show as below. Fn functions could be chosen in the panel. As normal keyboard: » Fn is used as a normal key. When pressed, the default output is F16. Users could define it. As Mode select »...

  • Page 35: User Defined Keys

    Input User Defined Keys Click the Key Value in KeyboardSIP Option Panel as the left picture below. Redefine Keyboard：Click to select key value as the right picture. Use default value：Click to use the default value of the key. nlscan.com Page 31...

  • Page 36: User Interface

    Input User Interface １、Soft Keyboard Input Click buttons in Input Zone, the system will send messages such as WM_KEYDOWN、WM_ CHAR、WM_KEYUP to activating window. Users could accept and use the messages as need. ２、Inquiry and program current input mode Read "KeyboardMode" registry key in route HKLM\PDA\KEYPD\IM to get current keyboard input mode.

  • Page 37: Gprs Connection Setup

    GPRS Connection Setup Your PT980 has setup a GPRS Coneection. If you are using PT980 in China, you can click Start－>Settings－>（Control Panel－>）Network and Dial-up Connections, then double click GPRS to use it . If you are not, you can new a GPRS connection or modify related parameters. Please see “Create a Connection”...
  • Page 38 GPRS Connection Setup Create a Connection Rename “My Connection” to be a friendly name. New a GPRS, select “Dial-Up Con- nection” New a direct connection through USB or serial port, select “Direct Con- nection” New a Virtual Network, select “Vir- tual Private Network”...
  • Page 39 GPRS Connection Setup Create a Connection Select bard rate “115200” in the “Port Settings” dialog. Leave other options to be default. Select “Call Options” to access this dialog. Fill the “Extra Settings” box with [+CGDCONT=1, “IP”, “APN”]. Ask the GPRS network provider for APN (Access Point Name).
  • Page 40 GPRS Connection Setup Create a Connection Click “Next” to proceed. Fill “Country/region code” and “Area code” with required digits. Always fill “Phone number” with [*99***1#]. Click “Finish” to complete setup. nlscan.com Page 36...
  • Page 41 GPRS Connection Setup Create a Connection A new GPRS dial-up created in this dialog. Double click to configure and dial. There will be an icon appearing in the toolbar. Click “Dial Properties” progress to next. nlscan.com Page 37...

  • Page 42: Dial Properties

    GPRS Connection Setup Dial Properties Click “Edit” to fill in dialing pat- terns. Fill the 3 dialing patterns with “G”. Click “OK” twice to finish. nlscan.com Page 38...

  • Page 43: Dial

    GPRS Connection Setup Dial Do not fill the blanks. Click “Connect” The GPRS dialing has finished. You can use GPRS now. You can click to get the dialog showing left. nlscan.com Page 39...

  • Page 44: Bluetooth Connection Setup

    Bluetooth Connection Setup Create Connection Click Start－>Control Panel. Double click “Bluetooth Device Proper- ties”. nlscan.com Page 40...
  • Page 45 Bluetooth Connection Setup Create Connection This is the interface of BT Manager V2.10.2. Click “Next”, PT980 starts to search for Bluetooth devices. And the available devices will be listed below. nlscan.com Page 41...
  • Page 46 Bluetooth Connection Setup Create Connection Double click the device you want to connect, such as “MC6500S”, the main machine will start to searching services. Double click , and choose a COM port to connect. If the Bluetooth device requests authentication, you should enter PIN to connect.
  • Page 47 Bluetooth Connection Setup Create Connection When connection is successful, the icon will has a green round mark on it . Click “OK” to quit. nlscan.com Page 43...

  • Page 48: Wifi Connection Setup

    WiFi Connection Setup Create Connection Click Start－>Network and Dial-up Connections. Double click “WiFi” icon and the interface of WiFi settings will be shown. nlscan.com Page 44...
  • Page 49 WiFi Connection Setup Create Connection WIFI Settings has two tabs. Left picture shows the interface of IP Ad- dress. You can obtain an IP address via DHCP or input it by yourself. This is the interface of Name Servers. When settings are finished, it could be saved by clicking “OK”.
  • Page 50 WiFi Connection Setup Create Connection Double click Network Connection icon to enter WiFi interface. Click “Wireless Information” tab and choose the network you want to connect in the list. Then click “Con- nect”. nlscan.com Page 46...
  • Page 51 WiFi Connection Setup Create Connection Choose the network’s Encryption and Authentication types and input network key, then click “OK”to connect.The available Encryption and Authentication types are as below: Authentication Encryption WAP2 AES / TKIP AES / TKIP WAP-PSK AES / TKIP WAP2-PSK AES / TKIP Open...

  • Page 52: Connect Pt980 & Host

    Connect PT980 & Host USB Slave 1、 Open USB slave port rubber on the top left corner. 2、 Connect the Host and PT980 with USB slave cable. 3、 Switch on and perform. Note: “Microsoft ActiveSync” should be installed in the Host to establish connection for PT980 and the Host.

  • Page 53: Reading

    Reading Barcode Engine Configuration “Barcode Engine Configuration”, a barcode reading program (server) has been installed in advance. Follow the steps to open: start->setting->control panel->Barcode Engine Configuration. Barcode Engine Configuration supports reading 1D&2D barcode. RFID Function will be provided later. Barcode Engine Configuration uses keyboard or clipboard events to output barcode messages. Five settings in this program: 1.

  • Page 54: Common

    Reading Common 1) Output Method: Output via KBW: Emulate » keystrokes on the keyboard to output barcode messages. Output via clipboard: output » barcode messages to the clipboard. Output via API: the user must » transfer our API for getting the result of decoding.
  • Page 55 Reading Common Get the Reader Type Info by click the button. Select the Reset Button, and press F1- F24 to reset the keys. Click Nouse to disable the key. nlscan.com Page 51...

  • Page 56: Camera & Decode

    Reading Camera & Decode Tick to show images or save images. 2D barcodes could be program in this page. nlscan.com Page 52...

  • Page 57: Gs1 Code Setting & Test

    Reading GS1 Code Setting & Test GS1 code could be program in this page. Read barcodes with engine. If success- ful, barcode messages will show in the text. nlscan.com Page 53...
  • Page 58 Reading How to Read 1D Barcode Adjust the distance and angle between PT980 and barcode. For the optimum reading stance, laser width should be 4mm more than barcode width. Then trigger to read. Right Stance Wrong Stance nlscan.com Page 54...

  • Page 59: How To Read Rfid Card

    Reading How to Read 2D Barcode Optimum Reading Stance: 1、 Focus the green aiming bar on the central of a barcode. 2、 The distance of scan window & barcode between 5cm and 20cm 3、 Yaw (αas below)between 0° and 45° （0 is the best） 4、...

  • Page 60: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble Shooting Malfunction Shootings Please contact your supplier for services. Key failure, inaction, wrong response Charging indicator no Ensure adaptor is plugged correctly response 1. Ensure battery is fully charged. Battery incompetent perfor- 2. Battery reaches invalidation. Please replace with a new one. Power mance Battery reaches invalidation.

  • Page 61: Software Development

    Software Development Introduction Operating System » PT980 series use Microsoft Windows CE 6.0 .NET OS. Any software in accordance with .NET Com- pact Framework 2.0 can be applied on PT980 series. Language » Support C, C++ , C# and VB.net, etc. Environment »...

  • Page 62: Program Registry

    Software Development Program Registry Backlight of LCD Screen Path Type Range Remark Validate HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControl- Backlight of LCD screen in DWORD 0-100 Set\Control\Power\Backlight\On working state. HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentCon- Restart Backlight of LCD screen trolSet\Control\Power\Backlight\ DWORD 0-100 in idle. UserIdle Keypad Buz Path Type Range Remark Validate...

  • Page 63: Appendix

    Appendix Key Value PT980 Keyboard PC Keyboard Macro Hex Value 0x31 ‘1’ 0x32 ‘2’ 0x33 ‘3’ 0x34 ‘4’ 0x35 ‘5’ 0x36 ‘6’ 0x37 ‘7’ 0x38 ‘8’ 0x39 ‘9’ 0x30 ‘0’ VK_MULTIPLY 0x6A VK_SHIFT+‘3’ 0x10+0x33 VK_UP 0x26 Down Down VK_DOWN 0x28 Left Left VK_LEFT...

  • Page 64: Testing Code

    Appendix Testing Codes Code128 UCC/EAN-128 UPC-E UPC-A Code 39 Interleaved 2 of 5 QR Code Micro QR PDF 417 Aztec Data Matrix nlscan.com Page 60...
  • Page 65 Headquarters/总部 福建新大陆自动识别技术有限公司 网址：www.nlscan.com 地址：福建省福州市马尾区儒江西路1号新大陆科技园 邮编：350015 电 话：+86-591-8397-9215 传 真：+86-591-8397-9216 AsiaPac Office Newland Taiwan Co., Ltd. 7F.-6, No.268, Liancheng Rd., Zhonghe City, Taipei County, Taiwan TEL: +886-2-77315388 WEB: www.newland-id.com EMEA office Newland Europe BV Nijverheidsweg 1-d-e 6651 KS Druten, The Netherlands TEL: +31 (0) 487 58 88 99 WEB: www.newland-id.com...

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