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M5900 Portable Data Terminal © 2008 American Microsystems LTD. Effective Date: January 2008 User’s Guide AML Website: www.a

M5900 Keyboard - 3 Using the 35-key Keypad - cont’d.Using the Alpha key on the 35-key KeypadIf the M5900 hand-held computer is equipped with the numer

M5900 Keyboard - 4 Using the 35-key Keypad - cont’d.Using Lock and Unlock on the 35-key KeypadIf the user needs to input a large amount of alphabetic

5White Keys Numeric 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, . (period) and Backlight Lamp. The M5900 Display Screen The M5900 portable data terminal inclu

6Long Range Laser (LR) The Long Range laser engine uses a moving laser light with a highly sensitive laser detector. The long range laser is used wh

7Reading distance for the Standard High Speed Laser Reading distance for the Long Range Laser

8Reading distance for the Advanced Long Range Laser Barcode symbologies are always measured in mils. This usually refers to the narrowest bar width

9Scanner information and Labeling The M5900 Integrated Laser Scanner uses a low-power visible laser diode. Avoid staring directly into the light bea

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11The Optional M5900 Handle The M5900 has an optional “pistol grip” style handle for users who prefer the point and shoot style. The M5900 handle is

12The M5900 Communications Ports The M5900 has two types of communications ports on the bottom of the unit. The two ports are shown here. Descr

M5900 PORTABLE DATA TERMINAL User’s Guide Disclaimer American Microsystems, Ltd. reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other in

13The M5900 Charger / Serial Adapter The ACC-5910 Terminal Charger charges the M5900 portable data terminal and has a built-in null-modem adapter th

14The Optional M5900 Cradle The M5900 Portable Data Terminal has available, an optional charging and communications cradle. The cradle automatically

15When the battery charging LED is red, the battery is charging. When the battery charge LED is green the battery is fully charged. A fully discharg

16Using the M5900 This chapter describes using the M5900 portable data terminal for the first time. Initial Startup – Cold Boot hen the M5900 is tur

17Updating the Firmware The M5900 has a built-in function which allows updating of the firmware. The files will be transferred to the M5900 unit ove

18The “Receive Files” screen is shown waiting for a response from the PC. At any time the user can hit the [Esc] key to see the Firmware Update Main

19The M5900 Program Generator In order to write a custom program for the M5900 you must use the M5900 Program Generator. The Program Generator is in

20The M5900 Menu System This chapter describes the Main Menu functions of the M5900 Portable data Terminal. Main Menu ou may access the menu system

21Run Program To run an installed program select Run Program then select the appropriate program from the program list. M5900 Settings

22 General Settings STANDARD OPTIONS: Send Type ID ON: Sends a letter preceding the data, indicating the symbology type of th

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCING THE M5900 1 What to Expect 1 Warranty 2 General Conventions 2 M5900 TERMINAL OVERVIEW 3 Using the M5900 Keyboa

23 ADVANCED OPTIONS: Keyboard Input Mode TERM CHAR: ON: Strips any termination character from the bar code that was scanned. OFF

24Allows the user to override a Termination Character embedded in a bar code. If the bar code has a non-printable termination character, it will be

25Turns off Laser / CCD after (1 – 9) seconds when the trigger is pushed in Pulse mode, or held down in Trigger mode. The laser / CCD will always tu

26ON Enable the Mod 43 Check Digit for Code 39. When this option is enabled, only Code 39 labels that contain a valid check digit will be read. OFF

27OFF Do not transmit the UPC-E Number System character. Send Check Digit ON* Transmit the UPC-E Check Digit character. OFF Do not transmit the U

28ISBN Conversion ON Convert 13 DIGIT BOOKLAND/EAN (978) prefix to its corresponding 10-digit ISBN number. OFF* Do not convert Bookland/EAN to an

29ON* Enable reading 2 digit supplements. Option 0) above must be set on. OFF Disable reading 2 digit supplements. Allow 5 Digit Sup ON* Enable r

30ON Uniform Symbology Specification (3-1-3 mod 10) OFF* None (no check digit required) OPCC Check Digit Specifies if the OPCC check digit type wi

31 CODABAR Send Start / Stop ON Transmit the Codabar start/stop characters. OFF * Do not transmit the Codabar start/stop characters. C

32UCC-128 Verification ON A valid Mod 10 Check Digit is required on UCC-MOD 10 bar codes. (Applies to 20-digit serial shipping container bar codes.

GETTING STARTED 1 Introducing the M5900 This chapter describes how to get started using your M5900 portable data terminal and get you up and running f

33 MSI / PLESSY 2 Chk Digits Required ON Two valid check digits are required for each label. The first check digit is defined by opti

34 CODE 11 2 Chk Digits Required ON Two valid check digits are required for each label. OFF * One valid check digit is required for ea

35OFF Disable reading of the described bar codes. RSS Limited Active ON* Enable reading the described bar codes. OFF Disable reading of the des

36 The “Scan Editing” allows data editing (modification) before transmission. SCAN EDITING Enable Scan Editing Check-box must be che

37 Single Type: Enable Data Editing of a single bar code. <--> Strip Leading (0-9, A-F) Refers to the number (0-15) of characters

38 Preamble This function will allow you to add a fixed string to the beginning of the bar code. Postamble This function will allow you

39 AUDIO FEEDBACK Tone Off Low Medium High Length Chirp Short Medium Long Data Viewer Options To view these bar code types i

40 < SAVE SETTINGS > You must either save your setting or you can restore the default settings for all bar code options. <

41Resume Password The M5900 allows for the use of a resume password. This password must be entered in order to resume from a power off condition.

42 Clear Password User Access Settings REQUEST PASSWORD FOR: Show Locked Icon

GETTING STARTED 2 • Collect and upload data • Send and receive data • Connect and use the M5900 serial and USB interface Warranty A one-year warra

43The “Request Admin Pwd for:” function allows the administrator to set up password protection for the following items. The user must know the pass

44CLEAR DATA Ask The “Ask” function will prompt the user as to what to do with the capture file. Append The “Append” function will always app

45PROTOCOL SETTINGS Set the Protocol to the upload and download software protocol you are using. The “M5900 ProgGen” function is used with

469600 bps 19200 bps 38400 bps 57600 bps 115200 bps Parity Even Odd Bits 8,1 8,2 7,1 7,2 Flow xon/xoff RTS/CTS Auto Upload Auto Upload allows the

47Power Management The “Power Management” function allows the user to make changes in the way the M5900 portable data terminal conserves power

48Set Date & Time The “Date/Time” function sets the M5900 portable data terminal’s internal clock. These setting are saved even if the uni

49Tools / Utilities Calculator The “Non-Portable Mode” function will dump the scanned data directly to the USB or Serial port using

50 Calendar You can use the pop-up a calendar to make seeing the date easier. Barcode Data Viewer The “Barcode Data Viewer” functi

51Program Mgmt Send Data to PC Get Data from PC The “Get Data from PC” function allows new program files to be sent to the M59

52View Program Info The “View Program Info” function allows the user to see information on the programs currently installed on the M5900 termi

M5900 Keyboard M5900 KeyboardThe M5900 has two keyboard options: - 55-key Alphanumeric Keyboard - 35-key Numeric KeyboardThe high contrast, color

53Diagnostics FIRMWARE VERSIONS The “Firmware Version” function displays the information about the M5900 portable data terminals fi

54 BATTERY STATUS RESOURCE USAGE

55The M5900 Terminal Memory The M5900 Memory Allocation To reduce weight and increase reliability, the M5900 does not have a mechanical hard drive

56Flash Memory – 16 MB SDRAM Memory – 32 MB 256 K Bootloader and Environment 1 MB Backup Linux Kernel (for flashing primary firmware) 1 MB Ba

57Index A Advanced Long Range laser, 6 Audio Feedback, 39, 40 B Barcode Settings, 22 Built-in Programs, 20 C Calculator utility, 50 Calendar, 51 Cle

3M5900 Terminal Overview This chapter describes the features of the M5900 portable data terminal. o save time in the future, print a copy of this do

4Thirty-three grey keys represent letters, special functions, Space and Menu keys. The [Alt], [Ctl], [Ins], [? ¦ ] (backspace) and [Esc] keys are al

-Esc SpaceAlphaMenuIns ShiftSCANF1 F2 F3 F4 F52136547.890ENTER$@= ABC DEFMNOJKLGHIPQRS# : % &TUV( | )WXYZM5900 Keyboard - 2 Using the 35-key Keypa