Document Outline

• Contents
• FCC statement
• Safety information
  • PTC-860NI
    • Responsibility for use
    • Use in hazardous locations
  • Disposing of nickel-cadmium batteries
• Overview of the PTC-860
  • Entering data
    • Through the keyboard
    • With a bar-code reader
    • Via cloning or downloading
  • Communicating data
  • Models
• Getting started
  • PTC-860 optical models (PTC-860, PTC-860ES, and PTC-860NI)
  • Unpacking the PTC-860
  • Turning on the backup battery
  • Charging the battery pack
  • Checking the PTC-860
• Parts
  • 25-pin connector
  • Application flash EPROM
  • Backup battery
  • Bar-code reader (optional)
  • Battery charger
  • Battery compartment
  • Battery recharge posts
  • Display
  • Elastic strap
  • Keyboard
    • ENTER/YES key
    • ON/OFF key
    • SHIFT key
  • Keyboard overlay
  • Optical coupler
  • Screwdriver
  • Wand port (PTC-860 only)
• Features
  • Automatic off
  • Automatic return at on
  • Backlight
  • Beeper
  • Clock
  • Memory
  • Power backup system
• Connecting accessories
  • Connecting an accessory
    • Through the 25-pin connector
    • Through the wand port (PTC-860 only)
  • Removing an accessory
    • From the 25-pin connector
    • From the wand port (PTC-860 only)
• Scanning bar-code labels
• Communicating data
  • Using the optical coupler
  • Using the 25-pin connector
    • Connecting a cable
    • Disconnecting a cable
  • Cloning
• Maintaining the PTC-860
  • Operating conditions
    • PTC-860
    • PTC-860ES
    • PTC-860NI
  • Handling the PTC-860
  • Storing the PTC-860
  • Cleaning the PTC-860
  • Servicing the PTC-860
• Replacing the batteries
  • Removing the batteries
  • Installing new batteries
    • AFAT nickel-cadmium battery pack
    • AA alkaline batteries
    • Backup battery
• Troubleshooting
  • The PTC does not turn on
  • The bar-code reader fails to read a label
  • The PTC shows a “Backup Battery Fault” message when you turn it on
  • Other problems or difficulties with your PTC-860
• Appendix A
  • Specifications
    • Electrical
    • Environmental
    • Physical
• Appendix B
  • Hardware part numbers
• Appendix C
  • Communication connections
• Glossary
• Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • W