User manual

Chapter 3: Getting To Know Your 8525/8530

Connecting An 8525/8530 To A PC

Psion Teklogix 8525/8530 Vehicle-Mount Computer User Manual

3.10 Connecting An 8525/8530 To A PC

To pass information between an 8525/8530 and a PC or laptop, you’ll need to

connect them using an Auxiliary Port Cable (Model CA2200). This cable is

equipped with two USB Host I/F connections (for devices such as a mouse or

keyboard) and one USB Device I/F connection (to, for example, connect a PC or

laptop computer to the 8525/8530).

Figure 3.10 Auxiliary Port Cable

• Attach the auxiliary connector to the auxiliary port on the 8525/8530 – the

port closest to the vehicle-mount power cable.

• Attach the USB connector to your PC or laptop.

3.10.1 Using Microsoft

ActiveSync

To Work With Files

Before communication can begin between an 8525/8530 and a PC, ActiveSync® –

Microsoft PC connectivity software – must be installed on your PC. Once the

devices are cabled together, running ActiveSync on the PC will allow you to:

• View 8525/8530 files from Windows Explorer.

• Drag and drop files between the 8525/8530 and the PC in the same way that

you would between PC drives.

• Back up 8525/8530 files to the PC, then restore them from the PC to the

vehicle-mount again, if needed, and so on.

Auxiliary

Connector

USB

Connector