Datalogic Formula Manuel d'utilisateur

Formula Color™User’s Manual

ENGLISH The following information is provided to comply with the rules imposed by international authorities and refers to the correct use of your te

DEUTSCH Die folgenden Informationen stimmen mit den Sicherheitshinweisen überein, die von internationalen Behörden auferlegt wurden, und sie beziehe

ESPAÑOL Las informaciones siguientes son presentadas en conformidad con las disposiciones de las autoridades internacionales y se refieren al uso co

Information for the User ENGLISH Contact the competent authority responsible for the management of radio frequency devices of your country to verify

FCC COMPLIANCE The following compliance refers only to the Formula Color™ batch model. Modifications or changes to this equipment without the expre

GENERAL VIEW FORMULA COLOR™ A B E DCF Figure 2 – Formula Color™ Terminal Overview Key: A) Good Read / Battery Status / Programmable LED B

QUICK START Verify that the Formula Color™ and all the parts supplied with the equipment are present and intact when opening the packaging. Contact

6) for transferring files between the terminal (Disk A: is read-only) and a PC it is necessary to run the serial communication server based on the D

The terminal can communicate with an access point sharing the same parameter values. By default WEP is not activated, default values of the net.cfg p

INTRODUCTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 FORMULA COLOR™ TERMINAL DESCRIPTION The Formula Color™ professional mobile computer has been designed to satisfy

FORMULA COLOR™ 1 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS The Formula Color™ terminal package contains: - Formula Color™ terminal; - Li-Ion rechargeable battery pack

INTRODUCTION 1 1.3 ACCESSORIES  Cradle 94A151092 F-Color Single Cradle (RS232). 94A151094 F-Color Vehicle Cradle (RS232). 94A151095 F-Color Modem C

FORMULA COLOR™ 4 3 2 2 CONNECTIONS 2.1 CRADLES 2.1.1 F-Color Single Cradle With the Formula Color™ terminal, both the standard F-Color single

CONNECTIONS 2 By inserting the Formula Color™ terminal into the cradle as shown in the figure, its batteries can be charged. Insert the terminal from

FORMULA COLOR™ 3 2 2.1.2 F-Color Vehicle Cradle The F-Color vehicle cradle comes with its accessories already assembled. To install it inside a vehi

CONNECTIONS 2 Figure 5 – Removing Formula Color™ from the F-Color Vehicle Cradle To remove the Formula Color™ terminal from the F-Color vehicle crad

FORMULA COLOR™ 8 3 2 2.2 CONNECTION TO THE HOST COMPUTER CAUTION Before continuing with this phase be sure both the computer and the F-Color cra

CONNECTIONS 2 2.2.2 RF Connection Formula Color™ Wi-Fi versions can communicate with the host using the on-board radio frequency module and an Access

FORMULA COLOR™ 3 2 2.3 CONNECTION CABLES The following cables are available depending on the type of computer and connection. The cables and cable ki

BIOS SETUP MENU 3 3 BIOS SETUP MENU 3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Formula Color™ terminal is very versatile and can be adapted to suit many special

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FORMULA COLOR™ 3 3.3 PASSWORD The password mechanism is used for protecting access to Formula Color™ terminal parameters. If BSETUP.EXE is run with t

BIOS SETUP MENU 3 3.5 CHANGING THE VALUES OF THE MENU ITEMS To change the values of the menu items, you must use the Formula Color™ terminal keyboar

FORMULA COLOR™ 3 3.6.1 Console ITEM VALUES DESCRIPTION NOTE Scroll Software Track Virt Both (*) Scrolling mode See Scrolling Mode note below Contra

BIOS SETUP MENU 3 3.6.2 Status Bar ITEMS VALUES DESCRIPTION NOTE Bar Visible (*) Hidden Shows the status bar. You can later hide / show the bar

FORMULA COLOR™ 3 3.6.3 Indications ITEMS VALUES DESCRIPTION NOTE Battery warning ON (*) OFF Enables / disables Low battery notification When batte

BIOS SETUP MENU 3 3.6.4 Devices ITEM VALUES DESCRIPTION NOTES Com 1 Off Elect Elect+wu(*) Optical Selects type and use of COM 1. CF Sleep Off On

FORMULA COLOR™ 3 3.6.5 PMU Config ITEM VALUES DESCRIPTION Automatic On (*) Off Enables automatic power management High speed 8 MHz 16 MHz (*) 32 MH

BIOS SETUP MENU 3 Automatic If the Automatic parameter is OFF, all other Power Management parameters have no meaning. When the Automatic parameter is

FORMULA COLOR™ 3 3.7 EXIT FROM THE SETUP PROCEDURE To end the SETUP procedure, you will have to: 1 - Select the Exit menu by pressing [ESC] 2 - Se

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4 USE AND FUNCTIONING The use of the Formula Color™ terminal is subordinate to the application software loaded. Once an appli

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FORMULA COLOR™ 4 4.2 BARCODE SCANNING To scan barcodes, point the Formula Color™ terminal laser beam onto the code from within its readable range whi

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 4.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE KEYS The Formula Color™ terminal keyboard is made up of a total of 27 keys. Figure 9 – Formula Color

FORMULA COLOR™ 4 Has 4 different functions depending on its current state. STATE FUNCTION HOW TO ENTER THE STATE Normal Acts as the PC arrows keys.

USE AND FUNCTIONING 4 ALPHANUMERIC KEYS C B A D A) Function of the key in Normal mode; B) Function of the key in FUNC mode; C) Function of the key

FORMULA COLOR™ 4 SPECIAL KEY SEQUENCES Key sequence Function Turns on / off the display backlight. Shows / hides the status bar. The sa

MAINTENANCE 5 5 MAINTENANCE NOTE Rechargeable battery packs are not initially charged. Therefore the first operation to perform is to charge them i

FORMULA COLOR™ 5 3 - Pull the lock runner as indicated in figure below: 4 - Remove the battery pack. Battery Contacts Terminal Contacts

MAINTENANCE 5 5 - To correctly insert the batteries, first insert the tabs at the bottom of the battery pack into their corresponding slots in the te

FORMULA COLOR™ 6 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CAUTION Opening Formula Color™ may damage internal components and causes warranty loss. Before sending Formul

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Problem Possible Solution When rebooting the terminal, an error message appears: "RADIO ERROR". Check configuration corre

CONTENTS REFERENCES ... v Conventions...

FORMULA COLOR™ 6 Problem Possible Solution Formula Color™ Wi-Fi is connected to a Wireless network but it works slowly. Ensure that the radio covera

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Problem Possible Solution After updating the Flash image, the terminal does not work properly (boot sequence not completed, termina

FORMULA COLOR™ 7 7 TECHNICAL FEATURES 7.1 FORMULA COLOR™ TECHNICAL FEATURES Optical Features Minimum resolution 0.13 mm / 5 mils Skew angle ± 6

TECHNICAL FEATURES 7 Programming Features Barcodes decoded Code 39 standard Code 39 full ASCII Code 39 CIP Interleaved 2/5 Industrial 2/5 Plessey UPC

FORMULA COLOR™ 7 7.2 F-COLOR SINGLE CRADLE TECHNICAL FEATURES Electrical Features Power supply 9 VDC Min – 30 VDC Max Consumption 7 W Max Charge

TECHNICAL FEATURES 7 7.3 READING DIAGRAM 100 200 4002001000 100200300 500600 mm Reading Zones (10° skew angle) 300mm3000.13 mm (5 mils) 0.19 mm (7.5

FORMULA COLOR™ 8 8 TEST CODES High Density Codes 0.25 mm (10 mils) Code 39 !17162H! 17162 2/5 Interleaved Ë"8NduÌ 0123456784

TEST CODES 8 Medium Density Codes 0.38 mm (15 mils) Code 39 !17162H! 17162 Interleaved 2/5 Ë"8NduÌ 0123456784 Code 128

FORMULA COLOR™ 8 Low Density Codes 0.50 mm (20 mils) Code 39 !17162H! 17162 Interleaved 2/5 Ë"8NduÌ 0123456784 Code 128 Ìt

GLOSSARY Access Point (AP) A device that provides transparent access between Ethernet wired networks and IEEE 802.11 interoperable radio-equipped m

3.6.6 Activities... 19 3.7 Exit from the Setup P

Decode To recognize a barcode symbology (e.g., Codabar, Code 128, Code 3 of 9, UPC/EAN, etc.) and analyze the content of the barcode scanned. DOS D

Terminal A Datalogic portable computer product. Terminal IP Address The terminal’s network address. Networks use IP addresses to determine where to

INDEX A Accessories; 3 B Bios Setup Menu; 11 BIOS Setup Menu Changing Menu Items; 13 Configurable Items; 12 Exit Setup Procedure; 20 Password; 12 S

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REFERENCES CONVENTIONS This manual uses the following conventions: "User" refers to anyone using a Formula Color™ terminal. "Termi

SAFETY REGULATIONS NOTE Read this manual carefully before performing any type of connection to the Formula Color™ terminal. The user is responsibl

LASER SAFETY The laser light is visible to the human eye and is emitted from the window indicated in the figure. Laser beam output window CAU