Zebex Z-9000 User manual

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PortableDataCollectorSeries

Z‐9000(Version1.0)

User’sManual

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ZEBEXINDUSTRIESINC.

WWW.ZEBEX.COM

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DataCollectorSeriesUser’sManual

RevisionHistory

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Changestotheoriginalmanualarelistedbelow:

Version Date DescriptionofVersion

1.0 05/01/2013 Initialrelease

1.1 10/09/2013 Addedfirmwareupdateinfo

1.2 10/25/2013 Correctedresettingprocedure

1.3 08/22/2014 Autochargerofftimerdatacorrected

1.4 08/02/2017 Newbatteryinformation

1.5 07/30/2020 Newbatteryinformationtypocorrecte d

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ImportantNotice

Nowarrantyofanykind is madeinregardtothismaterial,including,butnotlimitedto,

implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.We are not

liable for any errors contained herein or incidental or consequential damages in

connectionwithfurnishing,performanceoruseofthismaterial.

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Nopa

rt ofthis documentmaybe reproduced, transmitted,stored ina retrieval system,

transcribed,ortranslatedintoanylanguageorcomputerlanguageinanyformorbyany

meanselectronic,mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,manualorotherwise,without

expresswrittenconsentandauthorization.

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Wereservetherighttomakecha

ngesinproductdesignwithoutreservationandwithout

notification.Thematerialinthisguideisfor inf ormation onlyandissubjectto change

withoutnotice.

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All trademarks mentioned herein, registered or otherwise, are the properties of their

variousrespectiveowners.

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BatteryInformation

 UseonlyaZEBEXapprovedbatteries.

 Usinganyothertypeofbatteryandchargingequipmentmaydamagethe

deviceandinvalidatethewarranty.

 Storebatteriesathalfoffullchargeinadry,coolplace,removedfromthe

equipmenttopreventlossofcapacity,rustingofmetallicpartsand

electr

olyteleakage.

 Whenbatteriesarestoredoversix(6)months,someirreversible

deteriorationinoverallbatteryqualitymayoccur.

 Whenstoringbatteriesforoverayear,thechargelevelshouldbeverifiedat

leastonceevery6monthsandchargedtohalfoffullcharge.

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BatterySafety

 Theareainwhichtheunitsarechargedshouldbeclearofdebrisand

combustiblematerialsorchemicals. Particularcareshouldbetak enwhere

thedeviceischargedinanon‐commercialenvironment.

 Followbatteryusage,storage,andchargingguidelinesfoundintheuser

guide.

 Improperbatteryusema

yresultinafire,explosion,orotherhazard.

 Tochargethedevicebattery,thebatteryandchargertemperaturemustbe

between0

℃~+45℃

 Donotuseincompatiblebatteriesandcharger s.Useofanincompatible

batteryorchargermaypresentariskoffire,explosion,leakage,orthe

hazard.

 Donotdisassembleoropen,crush,bendordeform,puncture,orshred.

 Severeimpactfromdroppinganybattery‐operateddeviceonahardsurf

ace

couldcausethebatterytooverheat.

 Donotshortcirc uitabatteryorallowmetallicorconductiveobjectsto

contactthebatteryterminals.

 Donotmodifyorremanufacture,attempttoinsertforeignobjectsintothe

battery,immerseorexposetowaterorotherliquids,orexposetofir

e,

explosion,orotherhazard.

 Donotlea veorstoretheequipmentinornearareasthatmightgetveryhot,

suchasinaparkedvehicleorneararadiatororotherheatsource.Donot

placebatteryintoamicrowaveovenordryer.

 Batteryusagebychildrenshouldbesuper

vised.

 Pleasefollowlocalregulationstopromptlydisposeofusedre‐chargeable

batteries.

 Donotdisposeofbatteriesinfire.

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 Seekmedicaladviceimmediatelyifabatteryhasbeenswallowed.Inthe

eventofabatteryleak,donotallowtheliquidtocomeinc

ontactwiththe

skinoreyes.Ifcontacthasbeenmade,washtheaffecte dareawithlarge

amountsofwaterandseekmedicaladvice.

 Donotshortthebatteryterminals.Thebatterycouldoverheat.

 Donotattempttosplitorpeeltheoutercasing.

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BatteryMaintenance

Thesearerecommendationstoextendthelifeofthebatterypack:

 Whenchargingthebatteryforthefirsttime,chargeforatleast12hoursprior

touse.

 Removethebatteryifthedeviceisnotgoingtobeusedforalongtime.Ifthe

batteryisleftu

nusedformorethan3months,youneedtochargethe

batterybeforeuse.

 Ifthebatteryisnotinstalled,rechargethebatteryevery6monthstoprevent

damagetothebatterycells.

 Thebatterycapacityisreducedattemperatureextremes,highandlow.

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tsreserved.

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GuidanceforPrinting

ThismanualisinA5size.Pleasedoublecheckyourprintersettingbeforeprintingit.

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TableofContents

IMPORTANT NOTICE .................................................................................................... I

Battery Information...................................................................................................... i

Battery Safety.............................................................................................................. ii

Battery Maintenance.................................................................................................. iii

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................1

FEATURES .........................................................................................................................1

PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT...............................................................................................1

PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................................................................................................1

OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................2

DEVICE INFORMATION................................................................................................3

BATTERY...........................................................................................................................3

MEMORY ..........................................................................................................................3

KEYPAD ............................................................................................................................3

LCD SCREEN ....................................................................................................................3

LED STATUS .....................................................................................................................3

DATA CAPTURE.................................................................................................................4

GETTING STARTED........................................................................................................7

INSERTING BATTERY .........................................................................................................7

CHARGING THE BATTERY..................................................................................................7

INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................8

POWER ON THE DEVICE ....................................................................................................8

CONNECTING TO PC..........................................................................................................9

Connecting via Cradle .................................................................................................9

Running the Device on PC...........................................................................................9

Loading Application from PC ....................................................................................10

Loading Lookup table from PC..................................................................................10

Resetting the Device...................................................................................................10

Uploading Data .........................................................................................................10

Working with Menus...................................................................................................11

Menu Description.......................................................................................................11

USING THE DATA COLLECTOR................................................................................13

SCANNING AND KEYING IN DATA ....................................................................................13

Scanning the Barcode Data .......................................................................................13

Keying in Data via keypad .........................................................................................14

WORKING WITH UTILITIES ..............................................................................................15

Settings.......................................................................................................................15

Browse Data...............................................................................................................16

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ata ................................................................................................................16

Reader Test.................................................................................................................16

Set Date/Time.............................................................................................................17

Load Application........................................................................................................17

Memory & Power.......................................................................................................17

Calculator ..................................................................................................................17

Load Lookup ..............................................................................................................18

PROGRAM MANAGER......................................................................................................18

Menu Description.......................................................................................................18

Download...................................................................................................................19

Activate ......................................................................................................................20

Upload .......................................................................................................................21

UPDATING FIRMWARE .....................................................................................................22

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Introduction

Withsimplicityinmind,Z‐9000isbuiltformobilityandperformance.Itishighly

reliableandsmartlyde signedforalldatacollectingapplications.

Features

 Simple,easytounderstandinterface

 TransflectiveLCDforawideworkingcondition

 Noprogrammingbackgroundrequired 

 10menus+10forms+3lookupformaximumflexibility

 ApplicationSimulator

PCSystemRequirement

 WindowsXPServicePack2orabove

 MicrosoftInternetExplorer5.01orlater

 MicrosoftFramework2.0

PackageContents

Itemscontaininthepackagemayvarydependingonthemodelofthedatacollector.

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DataCollector Cradle Li‐ionBattery

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USBCable PowerAdapter HandStrap

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Overview

Refertothefollowingillustrationstof amiliarizeyourselfwiththedatacollector.

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Description Function

ScanWindow Emitsaredbeamforbarcodereading

BatteryCompartment Batteriesarestoredhere

BatteryLock Securesthebatterycompartment

HandStrapHole Usedtoattachhandstraps

LEDIndicator

Indicatesreadingstatus:

Redforscanningerrorsuchaswrongdatatypeor

nodatamatchandgreenforgoodread

LCDScreen Displayvariousdatawhenaprogramisbeingrun

Keypad

Atotalof21keysareprovidedtothepowerand

otherfunctionkeys

BatteryContacts Forchargingbattery

Buzzer Emitsaudibleindicationsounds

LED

Indicator

LCD

Screen

Keypad

Scan

Window

Battery

Lock

Battery

Compartment

Buzzer

Battery

Contacts

HandStrap

Hole

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DeviceInformation

Battery

MainBattery:Li‐ionbatterypack3.7V1150mA

BatteryLife:150hrs(Laser/CCDversion,basedononescanper5secs)

Backupbattery:Lithiumbattery3.0V15mAh

Chargingcurrent:500mA(MAX)

Autochargerofftimer:6.2hrs

Memory

8MBFLASHROM

4MBSRAM(withabilitytodataretentions)

Keypad

21keysalpha/numeric(includePowerandSCANkey)withwhitebacklight

LCDScreen

LCDtype:128x128graphicmonoFSTNLCD

LCDbacklight:LEDWhite

ViewArea:43.0x42.8mm

Fontsize:8*15pixels

Charactersbylines:16charactersby8lines

LEDStatus

1greencolorLEDand1redcolorLEDforindications.

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DataCapture

Thistablegivesthedefaultsettingsofthesymbologies.

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Symbology Default

Codabar Enable

Code39 Enable

Code93 Enable

Code128 Enable

Code11 Disable

ItalianPharmacode Disable

ChinesePostCode Disable

Interleaved2of5 Enable

EAN/UPC Enable

MSI Disable

TelepenParameter Disable

Industrial2of5 Disable

Standard2of5 Disable

Matrix2of5 Disable

GS1Databar Disable

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Symbology CodeIDDefault

Codabar N

Code39 M

Code93 L

Code128 K

Code11 O

ChinesePostCode H

Interleaved2of5 I

EAN‐13 F

UPC‐A A

UPC‐E E

EAN‐8 FF

MSI P

Industrial2of5 D

Standard2of5 S

Matrix2of5 G

GS1Databar RS

GS1DatabarExpanded RX

GS1DatabarLimited RL

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Symbology BarcodeLength

Codabar

Code11

Industrial2of5

Standard2of5

Matrix2of5

Maximum:32

Minimim:6

Maximum:62

Minimim:3

Maximum:62

Minimim:3

Code39

Code93

Code128

Maximum:62

Minimim:3

ChinesePostCode

Maximum:16

Minimim:10

Maximum:32

Minimim:4

Interleaved2of5

MSI

Maximum:32

Minimim:4

GS1Databar

GS1DatabarLimited

Maximum:14

Minimim:14

GS1DatabarExpanded

Maximum:48

Minimim:6

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USER’SMANUAL

GettingStarted

Refertothefollowingillustrationstolearnthebasicsofthedatacollectorinthissection.

InsertingBattery

1. Pushthelocklevertounlockthebatterylock.

2. Removethebatterycoverfromthedatacollector.

3. Insertthebatterywiththetopsideinfirstthenthesidewithbatterycontact.

Thebatteryisheldinplacebyasmalllockonthebottomofthecompartment.

Pushth

ebatteryinuntilitclicksintoplace.

4. Slidethebatterycoverbackontosecurethebattery.

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ChargingtheBattery

1. PlaceZ‐9000onthecradle.

2. Connectthepoweradapt ertothecradleandtoawalloutlet.

3. BatterystatusontheLCDscreenindicatesthatyourbatteryischarging.

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USER’SMANUAL

Installation

FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoinstallZACdriveronyourcomputer.

1. ConnectthedevicetoyourcomputerviaUSBcradle.

2. Awindowappearsinthebottomright‐handcornerofWindowsthatsays“Found

newhardware”.Inafewsecondsa"FoundNewHardwareWizard"window

opensup.Doubleclickthef

oundnewhardwareicontopullupthewindowifit

doesnotappearautomatically.Select"No,notthistime"tocontinue.

3. Click"Next"tocontinueinstallation.

4. Click“Installfromalistorspecificlocation(Advanced)”andclick“Next”.

5. Checkthe“Includethislocation”optionanduse“B

rowse”tolocatethedriverin

yourcomputer.Click“Next”togotothenextstep.

6. Click“Next”and“Finish”whentheinstallationisdone.

PowerontheDevice

Pressandholdthepowerbut tontoturnthepoweronorof f.

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ConnectingtoPC

Tousethesoftwaresuppliedwiththedatacollector,itmustbeconnectedtoaPC.

ConnectingviaCradle

ToconnectthedatacollectortoaPCviacradle:

1. PlacethedatacollectoronthecradleandconnectthecradletoPCusingtheUSB

cable.



2. ThePCshouldauto‐detectthedeviceasaCOMdeviceandaskforthedriverwhen

connectingthefirsttime.

3. PleasedownloadandinstallthedriverfromZEBEXwebsite.Thesystemshould

assignaCOMporttothedeviceafterthedriverinstallation.

 Connectthepowera

daptertothecradlewhennecessary.

 Makesuretheunitisturnedonafterthecableisconnected.

 ChecktheCOMandLPTsectioninthedevicemanagerfortheassignedCOM

port.Thedatacollectorshouldappearasavirtualcomdevice.

RunningtheDeviceonPC

1. InstallandrunZAConyourPC.

2. MakesurethevirtualCOMportdriverisinstalled.

3. RunanyconnectionprogramonZAC.FormoredetailspleaseseetheZACUser’s

Manual.

4. CheckthedevicemanageronyourPCfortheCOMportandsetthesamevalue

inZACSe

ttingtoconnectthedevice.

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LoadingApplicationfromPC

1. Followthepreviousinstructionstoconnectthedatacollector.

2. Select“3.Utilities/6.Application”onthedatacollector.

3. Select“SendApplication”inZAC.

LoadingLookuptablefromPC

1. Followthepreviousinstructionstoconnectthedatacollector.

2. Select“3.Utilities”and“9.LoadLookup”onthedatacollector.

3. Select“SendLookup”inZAC.

ResettingtheDevice

1. PressandholdtheandbuttonsthenpressthePowerbutton.

2. ReleasethePowerbuttonwhenyouseetheresetmessageonthescreen.

3. Allsettingswillresettothedefaultvalues.

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UploadingData

1. Followthepreviousinstructionstoconnectthedatacollector.

2. Select“2.Upload”fromthemenuscreentostartuploadingdata.

3. SelectthedatatobeuploadedinthenextscreenandpressenterorpressESCto

exit.

4. SelectTransfer/Direct‐LinkDataTransferinZactostartup

load.

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WorkingwithMenus

 Presstheorbuttonsorthenumberkeystomovethecursortothe

desiredoption.

 PresstheEnterkeytoenterthemenuoption.

 PressESCtogotothepreviousscreen.

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MenuScreen

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MenuDescription

Menu Description

Collect

Selectthisoptiontostartrecordingdata.Youcan

scanbarcodesorenterthedatamanually.

Upload

Selectthisoptionto:

 UploadDatafile

 Uploadlookupfile

 Uploadallfiles1by1

 Uploadallfilesasappend

Menuselection

Keypad/USB/Battery

status(Battery)

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TaskUtility

Selectthisoptionfor:

 1.Settings

 2.BrowseData

 3.DeleteData

 4.ReaderTest

5.SetDate/Time

 6.LoadApplication

 7.Memory&Power

8.Calculator

9.LoadLookup(whenlookupisavailablethis

optionbecomesoption8andcalculator

becomesoption9)

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