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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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.
For example, x:\, where x is the CD drive letter.
5. Double-click setup.exe.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.
The Seeker software is uploaded to the Pocket PC through the sync cradle.
Installing the RF Reader
To Install the RF Reader
1. Insert the RF Reader into the compact flash slot on
the Pocket PC.
2. Be sure the card is fit properly in the compact flash
connector.
NOTE: You must install Active Sync on your computer. See the User
Documentation that came with the Pocket PC.
HELPFUL HINTS
The RF Reader does not require a custom
driver and communicates directly with the
Seeker application.
The RF Reader includes a LED to show that
it is powered and that it is communicating
with the Pocket PC. LED flashes at power-
up and when communication begins.
Viewing History
Each time a Tag is received, a record is created in the History table in the Seeker
database. The historical records can be viewed in the View History window. Each
record is presented with a time stamp of when the Tag was found and the resource
name or Department/Tag ID.
The historical records can be filtered using the Date Time Picker. Sequences of
records from a start to an end date can also be displayed.
To select a start and end date
1. Click Start Date arrow to display the Date
Picker.
The View History window defaults to today’s
date for both start and end.
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.
The History List updates with the new range
of values.
5. The number of records returned by the date
range appears in the lower left corner.
Clear and Export History
Clear History – Clears the local storage
History table by deleting all of its entries.
Should be performed when record retrieval
becomes slow during history views.
Export History – Creates a CSV file of the
current history data. Displays a File Save
Dialog window.