Intermec Janus 2020 Manuel utilisateur

P/N 065715-001

User’s

Manual

JANUS

™

2020

Hand-Held Computer (4MB)

P/N 065715-001

User’s

Manual

JANUS

™

2020

Hand-Held Computer (4MB)

IntermecCorporation

6001 36th Avenue West

P.O. Box 4280

Everett, WA 98203-9280

U.S. service and technical support: 1-800-755-5505

U.S. media supplies ordering information: 1-800-227-9947

Canadian service and technical support: 1-800-688-7043

Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-268-6936

Outside U.S. and Canada: Contact your local Intermec service supplier.

The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing

customers to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released,

reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.

1997 by Intermec Corporation

The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, JANUS, IRL, TRAKKER, Antares, Duratherm, Precision

Print, PrintSet, Virtual Wedge, and CrossBar are either trademarks or registered trademarks of

Intermec Corporation.

CardID™ and CardSoft™ are trademarks of SystemSoft Corporation. Some of the information in this

manual is based on copyrighted material contained in the CardSoft™ 3.1 Software User’s Guide,

published by SystemSoft Corporation, 1992-1994, Natick, Massachusetts.

Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (™ or )

symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in an

editorial fashion, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

Contents

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Contents

Before You Begin xix

Warranty Information xix

Safety Summary xix

Dangers, Warnings, and Cautions xx

About This Manual xxi

Suggested Reading xxvi

Getting Started

What Is the JANUS 2020 Reader? 1-3

Accessories for the Reader 1-4

JANUS 2020 Models and Options 1-5

Using the Reader for the First Time 1-6

Unpacking the Reader 1-6

Charging the NiCad Battery Pack 1-7

Installing the NiCad Battery Pack 1-8

Turning On the Reader for the First Time 1-9

Setting the Time and Date 1-10

Verifying That the Reader Is Operating Correctly 1-11

Turning the Reader On and Off 1-12

Where Do You Go From Here? 1-13

Learning How to Use the Reader

JANUS 2020 Features 2-3

Using the Alphanumeric Keypad 2-4

Finding the Special Keys 2-5

How to Type the Characters Printed on the Keypad 2-6

How the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift Keys Work 2-7

How the Compound Function Key Works 2-8

Capitalizing All Characters 2-10

Learning How to Use the Cursor Keys 2-11

Using the Number Pad 2-13

Finding Out If the Number Pad Is Enabled or Disabled 2-16

How to Enter ASCII Characters 2-16

Using the Large Numeric Keypad 2-17

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Finding the Special Keys 2-17

How to Type the Characters Printed on the Keypad 2-18

How to Type Other Characters 2-19

How to Use the Reader’s Display 2-20

Choosing the Display Sizes and Parameters 2-21

Using Text or Graphics Mode 2-23

Using the Display As a Viewport 2-23

Trying Out the Viewport 2-24

What Are Viewport Movement Steps? 2-25

Moving the Viewport 2-25

If You Cannot See the Cursor 2-27

Adjusting the Display From the DOS Prompt 2-27

Understanding the Icons 2-29

Understanding the Reader’s Audio Signals 2-31

Locating the Communications Ports 2-33

Learning About the Reader’s Batteries 2-34

Lithium Bridge Battery 2-34

How to Maximize the Internal Bridge Battery Life 2-34

NiCad Battery Pack 2-35

Installing the Battery Pack 2-35

Removing the Battery Pack 2-36

Checking the Power Remaining in the NiCad Battery Pack 2-37

Charging the Battery Pack 2-38

Disposing of the NiCad Battery Pack 2-39

Recognizing a Low or Discharged Battery 2-39

Managing Your Battery Power 2-40

Using an External Power Supply 2-42

Defining the Reader’s Drives 2-43

Managing the Reader’s Memory and Disk Space 2-44

Using the Laser Scanner 2-45

Scanning a Label With the Reader 2-45

Laser Scanner Options 2-47

Learning About the Software

What Software Is Provided With the Reader? 3-3

What Software Is Provided on the Companion Disks? 3-5

Contents

Using DOS Commands 3-6

Defining the Startup Files 3-7

AUTOEXEC.BAT File 3-7

CONFIG.SYS File 3-9

MS-DOS Startup Menu 3-11

Learning How to Change the Contents of Drive C 3-11

Using Auto-Loader to Change Drive C 3-14

Installing Auto-Loader on Your Host Computer 3-14

Using an External Power Supply 3-16

Adding or Editing Files on Drive C 3-16

Replacing All Files on Drive C 3-18

Deleting Files From Drive C 3-19

Copying One Image File to More Than One Reader 3-21

Using MakeDisk and PutDisk to Change Drives C or D 3-24

Deciding Where to Run MakeDisk 3-24

Creating and Filling the Working Source Directory 3-25

Creating the New Image File 3-26

Loading the New Image File 3-26

Examples of Using MakeDisk and PutDisk 3-28

Creating and Using a Physical RAM Drive 3-33

Understanding When Files Are Saved or Lost 3-33

Deciding How Much Memory to Use for RAM Drives 3-34

Creating a RAM Drive 3-34

Programming for the Reader 3-36

Using JANUS PSK and JANUS Application Simulator 3-36

Using IRL and PC-IRL 3-37

Making PSK Applications That Work With BFT 3-37

Preparing Applications to Recover From Lockups 3-38

Using Reader Services in Applications 3-38

Making More Memory Available on the Reader 3-39

Not Installing the PC Card Drivers 3-39

Unloading and Loading Reader Wedge TSR 3-40

Understanding the Bar Code Wedge 3-41

Enabling Direct Hardware Wedge Functions 3-41

Using the Wedge Configuration Program 3-42

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Using PC Cards in the Reader

Learning About PC Cards 4-3

What Is PCMCIA? 4-3

Features of the JANUS PC Card Software 4-4

Locating the PC Card Drive 4-4

Which PC Cards Are Supported by JANUS? 4-4

Which Memory PC Cards Are Recommended? 4-5

Which Expansion Cards Are Recommended? 4-5

Inserting and Removing PC Cards 4-6

Inserting Cards Into the PC Card Drive 4-6

Reader Beeps for PC Cards 4-10

Configuring, Formatting, and Using PC Cards 4-11

Preparing to Use ATA Cards 4-12

Initializing and Formatting an ATA Card 4-12

Using the ATA Card 4-13

Preparing to Use Flash Cards 4-14

Erasing a Previously Formatted Flash PC Card 4-14

Formatting a Flash PC Card 4-16

Using a Flash PC Card 4-17

Preparing to Use I/O Cards 4-18

Configuring the JANUS device to Use an I/O Card 4-18

Resetting the PC Card Drive for I/O Cards 4-19

Preparing to Use SRAM Cards 4-19

Formatting an SRAM PC Card 4-20

Using the SRAM PC Card 4-20

Replacing Lithium Batteries in an SRAM Card 4-20

Managing the Power on the PC Card Drive 4-21

Managing the PC Card Drivers in the Startup Files 4-23

Drivers in CONFIG.SYS 4-23

Drivers in AUTOEXEC.BAT 4-24

Tips for Enabling PC Card Drivers 4-24

Configuring the Reader

About the Configuration Parameters 5-3

Choosing the Symbologies the Reader Will Decode 5-3

Specifying How the Reader Will Communicate 5-4

Controlling How the Reader Will Operate 5-4

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About the Configuration Files 5-5

Configuring the Reader With Configuration Files 5-5

Creating Configuration Files 5-5

Creating Multiple Configuration Files 5-6

Backing Up Your Configuration Files 5-6

How to Configure the Reader 5-7

Using the Interactive Configuration Application 5-8

Selecting Menus and Commands 5-9

Filling In Fields, Marking Check Boxes, and Saving Changes 5-9

Using a Series of Screens to Configure a Parameter 5-10

Using Multiple Configuration Files 5-10

Configuring the Reader by Scanning Bar Codes 5-12

Configuring the Reader With IRL Z Commands 5-13

Configuring the Reader With PSK Functions 5-13

Sending Commands From a Host Computer 5-14

Editing a Configuration File 5-14

Loading a Configuration File From the DOS Prompt 5-15

Loading a Configuration File Whenever You Boot 5-16

Restoring the Reader’s Default Configuration 5-17

Recording Your Reader’s Configuration 5-18

Networking the Reader

How the JANUS 2020 Fits Into Your Network 6-3

Working With JANUS COM Ports 6-6

Identifying JANUS COM Ports 6-6

Examining the COM1 Optical Port Signals 6-7

Understanding How IRQs Affect COM Ports 6-8

Planning the Network Connection 6-9

Choosing a Communications Application 6-10

Choosing a Communications Protocol 6-10

Choosing a Protocol Handler 6-12

Configuring the Reader for Communications 6-13

Selecting the COM Port 6-13

Configuring the Communications Protocols 6-14

Multi-Drop Protocol Parameters 6-14

PC Standard Protocol Parameters 6-15

Point-to-Point Protocol Parameters 6-15

Polling Mode D Protocol Parameters 6-15

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User-Defined Protocol Parameters 6-15

Activating One Communications Protocol 6-15

Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler 6-16

Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler at the DOS Prompt 6-16

Loading a Protocol Handler When You Boot the Reader 6-17

Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler With a Batch File 6-17

Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler With an Application 6-19

Specifying a Value for the FIFO Control Register 6-20

Connecting the Reader to Another Device 6-23

Running Interlnk to Transfer Files 6-25

Differentiating Between Client and Server 6-25

Example of Using Interlnk 6-27

Interlnk System Requirements 6-28

Installing Interlnk on the Host Computer 6-29

Making the Host Computer the Client 6-30

Making the Reader the Client 6-32

Interpreting the Server’s Status Screen 6-34

Redirecting Drives From the DOS Prompt 6-36

Exiting Interlnk 6-37

Restarting Interlnk 6-37

Running Communications Manager 6-38

Using Communications Manager Menus 6-38

Selecting Menus and Commands 6-40

Filling In Fields and Marking Check Boxes 6-40

Exiting Screens and Saving Changes 6-41

Using a Series of Screens to Configure a Parameter 6-41

Exiting Communications Manager 6-41

Typing Commands at the DOS Prompt 6-42

Downloading Applications Across the Network 6-43

Examples of Using BFT 6-43

Examining a Typical BFT Session 6-46

Preparing the Reader and Host Computer for BFT 6-47

Differentiating Between Client and Server 6-48

Starting an Application When the FTA Terminates 6-49

Using FTA Commands on the Reader 6-50

Typing FTA Commands on the Reader 6-50

Learning the Syntax of FTA Commands 6-51

Editing the FTA Initialization File 6-53

Contents

Working With IRL

Learning About IRL 7-3

Using the IRL Desktop 7-4

Opening the IRL Desktop 7-4

Closing the IRL Desktop 7-5

Exploring the IRL Desktop User Interface 7-6

Selecting Menus and Commands 7-7

Moving the Cursor Through the Screen 7-7

Exiting a Screen 7-8

Practicing With the IRL Desktop User Interface 7-8

Executing Commands in the IRL Desktop 7-8

Running an IRL Program 7-9

Pausing an IRL Program 7-9

Exiting an IRL Program 7-10

Downloading an IRL Program 7-10

Transmitting IRL Files 7-11

Receiving IRL Files 7-11

Clearing IRL Data Files 7-12

Specifying the Path for Programs and Data Files 7-13

Setting the Path With an Environment Variable 7-14

Including a Data File Path in the OPEN Command 7-15

Selecting the Path From the IRL Desktop 7-15

Resuming IRL Programs 7-17

Exiting a Program So You Can Resume It Later 7-17

Resuming a Program From the DOS Prompt 7-18

Resuming a Program From the IRL Desktop 7-18

Freeing Enough Memory to Run an IRL Program 7-19

IRL Reader Commands 7-20

Preparing the Reader for International Use

Configuring the Reader for a Language 8-3

Installing Auto-Loader on Your Host Computer 8-3

Choosing a Method to Configure a Language 8-5

Using the LOADADD Batch File With the NLS Option 8-5

Using the LOADNEW Batch File 8-6

Using the LOADLANG Batch File 8-8

Using an International Keypad 8-9

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