User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Compliance
- Specifications
- Contents
- Troubleshooting
- Important Warnings
- Preface
- System Overview
- Uses for the Solution include
- Special Features include
- System Components
- Settings
- Viewing History
- To select a start and end date
- 1. Click Start Date arrow to display the Date Picker.
- 2. Select Start Date from the Date Picker.
- 3. Click End Date arrow to display a second Date Picker.
- 4. Select End Date from the Date Picker.
- 5. The number of records returned by the date range appears in the lower left corner.
- Clear and Export History
- To select a start and end date
- Seeker Installation
- To install the Seeker Software
- 1. Using a sync cable or cradle, connect your Pocket PC to the computer. For additional information, see the documentation that arrived with the Pocket PC.
- 2. Insert the Seeker software and documentation CD into the drive on the computer.
- 3. Double-click My Computer.
- 4. Navigate to the CD drive.
- 5. Double-click setup.exe.
- 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.
- Installing the RF Reader
- To install the Seeker Software
- Using Seeker Software
- To start the Seeker Software
- The Main Window
- Working Offline
- Tag Entry
- To associate a Tag with a resource
- 1. Tap Add. The Add Tag window appears.
- 2. In the Department box, select a Department ID.
- 3. In the Tag box, select a Tag ID.
- 4. In the Resource box, type the name for this resource.
- 5. In the Description box, type a description for this resource.
- 6. Next to the Image field, tap the ellipses (…) box to link an image to the entry.
- 7. Select the bitmap to be used to represent the resource.
- 8. Tap OK, to save the Tag/resource association.
- Find Tags
- Low Battery Indicator
- Department ID
- To erase a Tag
- To write to a blank Tag
- To find a Tag using Department and Tag
- To find a Tag using Resource and Locations
- 1. In the Resource box, select the Resource associated with the Tag.
- 2. If applicable, select the Location from the Location box. The Locations are downloaded from the PinPoint Configurator Service.
- 3. Select the Beep checkbox, to hear the Tag beep. Select the Light checkbox to see the Tag flash.
- 4. Move the Range slider to the right to increase the range.
- 5. Click Find to start searching for Tags
- Progress Bar
- Tag Count
- Working Online
- Mobile Locating Solution
- User Guide
- Mounting Seeker Tags
- To apply the adhesive pad to the Tag
- To attach a Tag to a resource using an adhesive pad
- 1. Obtain the resource to which you want to apply the Tag. The resource surface should be clean, dry and free of condensed moisture.
- 2. Remove the adhesive plastic guard.
- 3. Firmly attach the Tag to the resource. Ideal application temperature range is 70˚F to 100˚F (21˚C to 38˚C).
- 4. Press firmly and hold for a couple of minutes to activate the pressure sensitive adhesive.
- To edit a Tag/resource association
- 1. In the Tag Entry list, select an item to edit.
- 2. Tap Edit.
- 3. In the Resource box, type the name for this resource.
- 4. In the Description box, type a description for this resource.
- 5. Next to the Image field, tap the ellipses (…) box to link an image to the entry.
- 6. Select the bitmap to be used to represent the resource.
- 7. Tap OK, to save the changes.
- To delete a Tag/resource association
- To clean a Seeker Tag after use
- Mounting Seeker Tags
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Using Seeker Software
This section provides detailed information about using the Seeker Software to
perform basic finds for resources.
To start the Seeker Software
1. On the Pocket PC, tap Start->Seeker.
If this is the first time the you have used the Seeker application on this Pocket PC, a
progress bar is displayed during the creation of the database and tables.
2. Once the database and tables are created the Seeker Main window appears.
During start-up, the Seeker Software searches for the RF Reader and selects the
appropriate communication port for operation. If the card cannot be found you may
need to use the Settings window to try each of the available communication ports until
the correct port is found.
The Main Window
This window is the main navigation area. The
Main window displayed will depend on
whether you have your system set to work
offline or online.
Find Tags – Opens a window to select
department and Tag IDs or resource name to
search for.
Work Online/Offline – Determines the mode
of operation for the application. This
determines which database is used.
Write Tags – Writes and erases the
Department and Tag IDs in a Tag.
View History – Records of each find are stored
in the Pocket PC. This utility is used to review
these archival records.
Settings – Changes settings such as threshold,
ruleset selection, clearing the history, and
exporting the history to a CSV file.
Working Online
In the online mode, two additional selections appear: Download and Upload.
These selections enable the Seeker Software to remain synchronized with the
PinPoint Mobile Resource Manager software system.
The Download selection retrieves the ruleset, locations, and Tag tables from the
PinPoint Configurator Service. The Upload selection sends the History table,
one record at a time, to the PinPoint Recorder Service.
Download Data from MRM
All the tables required for operation of online
mode are retrieved from the Configurator
Service. A dialog appears showing the status
of each table as it is downloaded.
To download data from MRM
1. Be sure the Seeker is in Working Online
mode.
2. Tap Download from the Main Window
Uploading Data to MRM
Each time a Tag is found, a record is created
in the History table in the Seeker database.
This record includes a time stamp, Tag ID,
and location (if online). In order to make
this information visible to the entire
PinPoint system, you must upload the
information to the PinPoint Recorder Service.
The Recorder Service stores it in the PPDataLog database table.
To upload data to MRM
1. Be sure the application is in Working Online mode.
2. Tap Upload from the Main
Window
HELPFUL HINTS
The PinPoint Services host name and port must be entered in the Settings
Services tab.
Downloading and Uploading data may take some time, please be patient.