Chapter 3: Powered Vehicle Dock; Unpacking Your Desktop Cradle; Overview - Honeywell Marathon Reference Manual

Chapter 3: Powered Vehicle Dock

Unpacking Your Desktop Cradle

After you open the shipping carton containing the product, take the following steps:
Check for damage during shipment. Report damage immediately to the carrier who delivered the carton.
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Make sure the items in the carton match your order.
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Save the shipping container for later storage or shipping.
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The Marathon powered vehicle dock cradle requires a
Communications cables for the Marathon are available separately.

Overview

Vehicle mounted docks and mounting assemblies are specifically designed for soft tire vehicle mount applications. The vehicle
mounted assembly restrains the Marathon, recharges the main battery in the Marathon and isolates it from shock and vibration.
Keypad data entries can be mixed with wireless bar code scanner data entries while the Marathon is in a powered vehicle dock.
Bluetooth device connection and use, while the Marathon is docked, are managed by the Marathon Bluetooth program running
on the Marathon, not the dock.
The vehicle mounting assembly secures the Marathon vehicle dock to the soft tire vehicle. The vehicle dock remains attached
to the vehicle, however, the vehicle dock has two release mechanisms that allow the Marathon to easily be removed from the
vehicle dock. The Marathon can be transferred from one Marathon vehicle dock equipped vehicle to another for easy portability.
The vehicle Dock provides accessory attachment and power for the Marathon.
Vehicle mounting is via a RAM Mount accessory which includes all the hardware and squeeze plates required. Multiple
attachment points for the RAM ball mechanism are located on the vehicle dock.
Wireless host/client communications can occur whether the dock is receiving external power or not as wireless functions draw
power from the main battery in the Marathon.
Never put the Marathon into the vehicle mounted assembly until the assembly is securely fastened to the vehicle.
The vehicle mounted dock is used as an accessory for the Marathon mobile device only.
Note: The vehicle dock is designed for nominal 12V and 24V, negatively grounded vehicles only.
For instruction when using the Marathon capabilities when it is docked, please refer to the Marathon Reference Guide.
power cable or power supply to recharge the batteries in the Marathon.
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