U SER G UIDE MF-2350 User Guide Version 1.
U SER G UIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Notices & Safety Information ..................................................................................................... 4 Box Contents............................................................................................................................... 8 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 9 List of features ............................................
U SER G UIDE Turn GSM/GPRS on/off......................................................................................... 39 Using GSM functionality....................................................................................... 40 Sending SMS ......................................................................................................... 44 Using GPRS functionality ...................................................................................... 45 RFID ..............................
U SER G UIDE NOTICES & SAFETY INFORMATION Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of Partner Tech Corp. Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
U SER G UIDE – Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Declaration of conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
U SER G UIDE screen. – Use the product with approved equipment: Use your product only with the computers and accessories identified as suitable for use with your product. – Adjust the volume: Turn down the volume before using headphones or other audio devices. Device storage – When device will not be used for a long period of time, please remove the battery, place product in a dry box, and store both device and battery in a cool, dark, and dry place.
U SER G UIDE battery is charged in unusual conditions, it will cause loss of safety functions, or abnormal chemical reactions, causing the battery to rupture, generate heat, or cause smoke and flame. – Do not try to damage the battery. Do not drive a nail into the battery, strike it with a hammer, or tread on it. The impact will cause leakage, causing the battery to rupture, generate heat, or cause smoke and flame. – Do not attempt to solder anything onto the battery.
U SER G UIDE BOX CONTENTS – MF-2350 device – AC adaptor and power cord – Battery – – – – Stylus Hand strap Device-to-PC USB cable Screen protection film – Paper roll 8 / 79
U SER G UIDE OVERVIEW List of features 9 / 79
U SER G UIDE MF-2350 device includes the following features. Standard Features Optional Features 2” Thermal Printer WiFi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth Class2 MSR 3-track reader IC card reader Quad-band GSM/GPRS RFID 13.56MHz reader Barcode scanner (1D) Integrated microphone GPS Camera Fingerprint scanner COM port sharing Some functions share COM ports, and therefore cannot be used simultaneously.
U SER G UIDE Powering on/off Device has three different power states: Off, Standby, and On. Below table shows how to power on/off, enter Standby mode, and wake-up from Standby mode. Off On Press Reset pinhole On Off Press and hold Reset pinhole for 5 seconds On Standby Press Power key Standby On Press Power key Note: The first time you use device, it will be in Off mode. Reset device Device has soft reset and hard reset functions, as well as a factory default function.
U SER G UIDE Hot swap main battery When Backup battery is enabled, hot swap of the main battery is possible. 3) Press Power key to enter Standby mode. 4) Remove main battery, and replace with another battery. 5) Press Power key to wake up device.
U SER G UIDE STANDARD FEATURES Device Settings Stylus 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel > Stylus. 2) In the Double-tap tab, adjust speed for double-tap by tapping/clicking in the grid. 3) In the Calibration tab, click on the Recalibrate button to calibrate stylus. Screen will display a point, use the stylus to click on the point as accurately as possible. A total of five points need to be clicked on for calibration. Regional settings 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Settings.
U SER G UIDE Keypad lighting 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel > KeyPadLed. 2) Two choices are available: o Turn on keypad lighting when user presses any key, and lighting stays on. o Turn on keypad lighting when user presses any key, but lighting stays on only for a defined period of time. 3) Default setting is to turn on keypad lighting for 60 seconds when user presses button. Button configuration 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel > Button_Configuration. 2) Click on a key in the list to select it.
U SER G UIDE Printer Printer language support Printer supports fonts for the following languages: – – – – Latin based languages (English and all European languages) Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Japanese Printer firmware update 1) Double-click on My Device to open Explorer window. 2) In the menu bar on top of the screen, select View> Options. A pop-up window appears. 3) Uncheck box “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” 4) 5) 6) 7) Click on the OK button in the pop-up window.
U SER G UIDE Test utility 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > Printer. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Test Print button: predefined test data will be printed.
U SER G UIDE 3) BarCode button: sample barcodes will be printed. 4) You can also enter text to print manually (left). Click Print button to print (right).
U SER G UIDE 5) Click on the Clear button to erase the text field. 6) Load Image button: load the image that you want to print.
U SER G UIDE 7) Print Image button: the image loaded will be printed. 8) To line feed the paper, enter a value in the text area on the left side of LineFeed button. Then click on LineFeed button. Printer will blank print 0.125cm for each line.
U SER G UIDE Printer settings 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > Printer. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Printing speed and density can be customized. 3) Speed: values between 1 (slowest) and 32 (fastest). Default is 22. 4) Density: values between 1 (darkest) and 4 (lightest). Default is 4. 5) Click on Set button to apply. * Note: changing these settings will affect battery performance.
U SER G UIDE WiFi 802.11 b/g Turn WiFi on/off 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel. Then double-click on WiFi_Power icon. 2) Select WLan On (right pic) to turn WiFi on, or WLan Off (left pic) to turn off WiFi.
U SER G UIDE Connection settings 1) After WiFi is turned on, the window below should appear after a few seconds. Select a wireless network in the list and click on Connect, or click Add New to add new network. 2) Select the encryption and authentication type. If required, please enter the network key of the wireless network. (Please consult your wireless network administrator for the network key). Click OK when finished.
U SER G UIDE 3) Status will show the connection status. When it says “Connected to [network]” this indicates connection was successful. Icon in the taskbar also shows connected. You can also view signal strength for connected wireless network. The strength of the signal will vary depending on the distance between device and the wireless access point. 4) Press Advanced.. button to set the preferred network.
U SER G UIDE 5) Press Log.. button to check the connection log details.
U SER G UIDE IP Information & MAC address 1) You can check IP information in the IP Information tab. Press Details.. button to obtain more information, such as the MAC address of your WiFi hardware. 2) Press Renew button to reinitialize IP information. Device will request new IP address from the wireless access point. It may take a few moments for the new information to appear.
U SER G UIDE 3) For IPv6 information, select the IPv6 Information tab.
U SER G UIDE Setup IP address manually 1) Start > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections 2) Select Specify an IP address and enter your IP address, subnet mask, and gateway information. Click on OK button to apply settings.
U SER G UIDE Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on/off 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel. Then double-click on Bluetooth_Power icon. 2) Tray icon appears in taskbar as disabled status (left). This is normal. After about 10 seconds, tray icon will change to show Bluetooth is enabled (right). Please note that RFID needs to be disabled for Bluetooth to activate, because they share the same COM port.
U SER G UIDE 3) To turn off Bluetooth, right click on the taskbar icon. Select Bluetooth OFF as shown below. The taskbar icon will disappear.
U SER G UIDE Search and connect Bluetooth devices 1) Right click on tray icon and select Bluetooth Manager. Or, you can also double-click on Bluetooth Device Manager icon in the Control Panel. 2) Click on Scan Device button. Bluetooth devices will appear in the list during the search. 3) Right click on one of the devices to see possible actions (example: connect).
U SER G UIDE MSR Using the MSR 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > MSR. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Physically swipe a magnetic card in device, and the track data will display onscreen. 3) To close utility, click on the OK button or X button on the top right side of the window.
U SER G UIDE Microphone Using the microphone 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > Microphone_Test. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Select your recording settings sample rate, bits, channel, and recording time (left). A summary of your selection will be shown under Info. (right).
U SER G UIDE 3) Press REC button to start recording. Speak normally. Please note that recording volume and quality will depend on how far you are from the device. 4) When recording is finished, the Status will be shown as below.
U SER G UIDE 5) Press the Play button to listen to your recording. The recording can also be found in .WAV format in My Device root directory. If you wish to keep the .WAV file, please copy to another location, or it will be overwritten the next time you record. 6) To close utility, click on the Exit button, or the OK button, or the X button on the top right side of the window.
U SER G UIDE OPTIONAL FEATURES IC card Using the IC card reader 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > IC_Card. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Physically insert IC card into device. Click on On button to enable IC card reader.
U SER G UIDE 3) If an IC card is not in device, or is not a proper IC card, read will fail (left). If IC card is detected correctly, card information will be shown (right). 4) APDU(Select) will show applied protocol control information and user data information. You can choose ISO / EMV for card standard.
U SER G UIDE 5) Click on Status button to display current status. 6) To obtain some version and firmware information on the IC card reader, click on the Ver button.
U SER G UIDE 7) To turn off the IC card module, click on the Off button. 8) To close utility, click on the OK button or X button on the top right side of the window.
U SER G UIDE GSM/GPRS Insert SIM card 1) Unlock and remove battery from the PDA and insert SIM card into device. Push SIM card firmly into the slot with IC chip facing down. 2) Put battery back, and lock battery. Turn GSM/GPRS on/off 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel. Then double-click on GSM/GPRS Power icon. 2) Select Modem On to turn GSM/GPRS on, or Modem Off to turn GSM/GPRS off.
U SER G UIDE Using GSM functionality 1) Press the green phone button on the keypad. 2) Enter the four digit Pin code for your SIM card. Please note, you only have three attempts to enter PIN code. If you fail all three attempts, you will need to enter the ten digit PUK number instead. You will have ten attempts to enter correct PUK number, if you fail the SIM card will be locked and you will need to contact your phone provider to unlock it.
U SER G UIDE 4) To view recent call list, click and hold 5) You can view Dialed, Received, or Missed calls by clicking on the different tabs on top. You can also Call or Delete numbers in the list by selecting the number and clicking on Call or Delete buttons on the bottom. Click on Exit to return to main phone interface. 6) You can also click and hold button to see only the Dialed list.
U SER G UIDE 7) Open the Phone Book by clicking button. 8) You can Edit, Call, Delete, or Send SMS to a contact after selecting the contact in the list. 9) To add a contact, click on the New button. Fill in the information in the window that appears and click OK. You can save as many contacts as allowed by your SIM card.
U SER G UIDE 10) To obtain some detailed information, click on 43 / 79 button.
U SER G UIDE Sending SMS 1) Press the green phone button on the keypad. 2) Click on button. The SMS manager will appear as below. You can view Unread, Read, Unsent, and Sent message by clicking through the different tabs on top. 3) Click on New button to compose a message. Enter your SMS message and click Send.
U SER G UIDE Using GPRS functionality 1) Press the green phone button on the keypad. 2) Click on GPRS button. In the list that appears, select your SIM card operator and click OK. A status window will appear showing connection status (right).
U SER G UIDE RFID Turn RFID on/off 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > RFID. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Click on Open button to enable RFID. The status area (right) shows current status. Please note that Bluetooth needs to be disabled for RFID to activate, because they share the same COM port.
U SER G UIDE 3) To deactivate the RFID reader, press the Close button. To simply disable the antenna, click on AntennaOff button. 4) To close utility, click on the OK or X button on the top right side of the window.
U SER G UIDE Reading & writing RFID card 1) Put a RFID tag on the top back side of device and press MF_UID button. Tag ID will be displayed in status area. 2) Press BlockRead button to read and write block. You can increment and decrement block data by using the buttons at the bottom of the utility.
U SER G UIDE 3) Press Ver button to display Firmware version of the RFID module. Reading & writing ISO 15693 RFID card 1) Click on the ISO button to open the ISO 15693 tag window. You can read ISO 15693 tag ID, and read and write block data.
U SER G UIDE Barcode scanner Using the Barcode Scanner 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > Barcode_Scanner. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Click on the Start button (left) – the laser will activate. Scan a barcode. If read was successful, you should hear a beep, and data will be displayed (right). The barcode type is shown as well as the barcode data.
U SER G UIDE 3) To clear the data in the list, click on the Clear button. 4) To close utility, click on the OK button or X button on the top right side of the window.
U SER G UIDE Continuous scanning mode 1) To initiate continuous scanning, click on the Auto button. In this mode, the laser will be on/off continuously, to read barcodes one after another. 2) Press the Stop button to stop scanning.
U SER G UIDE Barcode settings 1) Click on the Barcode tab. Select which barcode types you want the scanner to decode by clicking on the checkbox next to each type. Click on the Apply button to apply settings. 2) Click on the Detail tab. Here, you can change settings for each barcode type. Select the barcode type by clicking on the pull-down list. Click on the Apply button to apply settings.
U SER G UIDE 3) Click on the Default tab. Here you can reset the scanner settings to factory default settings by clicking on Load factory default (left). A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation (right).
U SER G UIDE GPS Turn GPS on/off 1) Start > Settings > Control Panel. Then double-click on GPS Power icon. 2) Select GPS On (right pic) to turn GPS on, or GPS Off (left pic) to turn off GPS. Click on the OK button in the top right corner to apply setting.
U SER G UIDE View GPS data 1) If you use your own GPS software, you only need to enable GPS in the Control Panel, and set your software to receive data on COM6, baud rate 9600. 2) Start > Programs > Utilities > GPS. A test utility will appear (right). 3) To view GPS data using the test utility, click GPS Read Start button. GPS data starts appearing very quickly.
U SER G UIDE 4) Click on GPS Read Stop button to stop displaying the GPS data.
U SER G UIDE Camera Turn Camera on/off 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > Camera. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Click on Open button to enable camera. Click on Close button to disable camera.
U SER G UIDE Using Camera utility 1) Click on the Setting button (left). Select screenshot capture resolution, image format, and save location. Click on the OK button to save settings (right). 2) Click on the Preview Start button to activate camera. Click on the Preview Stop button to stop the camera.
U SER G UIDE 3) Use the slider bar to adjust display resolution (zoom in and zoom out). 4) Click on the Flash On button to turn on the LED flash (left). Click on the Flash Off button to turn off the LED flash (right).
U SER G UIDE 5) To make a screenshot, click on Capture button. The image file resolution, format, and save directory are defined in Settings. 6) You can select an image filter by selecting from the Effect pull-down list. Preview of the effect is displayed immediately (example: Sepia effect is selected in right image below).
U SER G UIDE 7) To adjust the image exposure rate manually, uncheck the Auto checkbox. Then use the Exposure Rate slide bar to select your exposure. To avoid accidental change in exposure, you can check the Lock checkbox to lock current setting. 8) To flip the image vertically, check the Vertical checkbox. To flip the image horizontally, check the Horizontal checkbox. 9) Click on the Close button to deactivate camera module. Then click on the OK button or X button to quit test utility.
U SER G UIDE Fingerprint scanner Enroll Fingerprint 1) Start > Programs > Utilities > Fingerprint_Utility. A test utility will appear (right). 2) Click on Run… and select FingerPrint (left). The main utility page appears (right).
U SER G UIDE 3) Click on the Enroll button to start fingerprint registration process (left). You will see a new window. Click on the Enroll button on this screen (right). 4) Swipe the finger you want to register on the fingerprint scanner (on back of device). To swipe correctly, please swipe finger downwards. A good swipe will display your fingerprint with a message on top of screen (right). Four good swipes are required.
U SER G UIDE 5) If swipe is bad, display will show messages as below. 6) Four good swipes are required. Enrollment is finished when you see pop-up window with Success message (right). Click on the OK button in the pop-up window.
U SER G UIDE 7) Enter a name to save the fingerprint. Click on the Save button to save. Pop-up window appears for confirmation, click on Yes button to apply. 8) NOTE: Once you save fingerprint, you will need it each time you start the device. To complete the fingerprint enrollment process, click on the Save-Exit button (left). You will be back to the first interface (right). If you wish to enroll more fingerprints before Save-Exit, click on Enroll button instead.
U SER G UIDE Delete Fingerprint 1) Click on the Enroll button (left). Since a fingerprint is already enrolled, you need to swipe it before you can enroll another fingerprint, or delete existing fingerprint. 2) Click on the Delete button (left). Select which fingerprint you want to delete, then click on the Delete button (right).
U SER G UIDE 3) A pop-up window appears. Click the Yes button to confirm fingerprint delete. 4) Click on the Save-Exit button to finish.
U SER G UIDE Register Password 1) You can choose to password protect device instead of using fingerprint. At the bottom of window, under Active LAP, select lap_pw. Click on the Set button. A pop-up window will confirm setting (right). 2) Click on Enroll button to register password.
U SER G UIDE 3) If you have not set a password yet, leave Old Password field blank. Enter your password in New Password and Confirm password fields. To save, click on the OK button on top right of window, or press the Enter key on the physical keypad. 4) You can also set password protection in Start > Settings > Control Panel > Password. 5) To delete password, simply change password to blank.
U SER G UIDE 6) To quit utility, click on the OK button on top right of screen (left). Then click on the X button (right).
U SER G UIDE ACCESSORIES Cradle Testing COM port on cradle 1) Double-click on My Device to open Explorer window. 2) In the menu bar on top of the screen, select View> Options. A pop-up window appears. 3) 4) 5) 6) Uncheck box “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” Click on the OK button in the pop-up window. The Windows folder should have appeared in the Explorer window. Double-click on it.
U SER G UIDE Interface information of cradle – DC jack o Connector for AC adaptor o Supplies cradle and device with power – Spare battery charging slot – USB-A connector o USB host o USB device (client) interface (for example USB memory) – RS-232 DSUB-9 (male) connector Pin# Pin name 2 RXD_2 Ext. uart ch-2, input to device, RS-232C level 3 TXD_2 Ext. uart ch-2, output of device, RS-232C level 5 GND Ground terminal 9 5VDC 5Vdc 0.
U SER G UIDE UPGRADING THE OS There are 2 ways to upgrade the OS. You can upgrade using a microSD card, or upgrade by connecting device to a PC via USB. Please note, there are two types of OS image files. Do not install wrong OS as this may cause unpredictable behavior on device. – TKxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxF.DI For devices with fingerprint – TKxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.DI For devices without fingerprint Upgrade using microSD Card Use a microSD card formatted to FAT32. For upgrading OS, only cards 4G or less can be used.
U SER G UIDE 4) Release the Power button only when you see the first screen with flowers 5) At the bottom of the screen, a message should appear: “Waiting for Downloading…” 6) On your computer, an alert will appear - Found New Hardware 7) Found New Hardware Wizard 8) Choose Install from a list or specific location(Advanced), then click on the Next button 75 / 79
U SER G UIDE 9) Click on the Browse… button to locate your driver file(s) 10) Pass the Windows Logo Test by clicking on Continue Anyway button 11) Click on the Finish button.
U SER G UIDE Upgrade OS from PC to device 1) Remove microSD from device 2) If not done yet, please install the Device Driver (see previous section) 3) Copy the USB Download Utility into a folder on your PC. The files are: dot180bulkusb.inf / dot170bulkusb.sys / USBDownLoad.
U SER G UIDE APPENDIX Device specifications CPU Intel® Monahan™ PXA320 624 MHz Operating System Microsoft Windows™ CE 5.0 Professional Display 3.5” TFT LCD with touch screen, 260K color, 240*320 Memory 256M Flash, 128MB SDRAM Communication WiFi 802.11b/g Bluetooth 2.
U SER G UIDE Cradle RS-232 Serial port USB port Spare battery charging slot Accessories Hand strap Leather carrying case with shoulder strap Environmental specs – – – – Drop test 1.2m on concrete floor (6 sides, 10 times each) Operation temp: -10 ~ 50 ° C Storage temp: -20 ~ 60°C Humidity: 25°C, 50%R.H. 40°C, 30%R.H. 60°C, 95%R.H. 25°C, 50%R.H.
