Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1PCATX-R9 BSi
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1 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction W elcome to your BSI (Broadax Systems, Inc.) FieldGo PCA TX -R9 portable workstation. Y our FieldGo PCA T X -R9 workstation is one member of an entire family of portable computers and workstations designed by BSI.
2 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide About This User ’s Guide This is your guide to setting up your workstation and adding new components in it. Y ou’ll also find contact information here. This guide tells you how to: w Setup and start your workstation. w Use the LCD on-screen display (OSD).
3 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started Before Y ou Start Before you unpack and start using your FieldGo PCA TX -R9 workstation, please tak e a few minutes to read these first few pages to prevent problems from arising due to shipping damages, missing items, or possible misuse of your workstation.
4 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide electrostatic charge on your body , or use a grounding wrist strap at- tached to the chassis. Leave all electronic components in their antistatic containers until you’re ready to install them. w Do not block or cover the ventilation openings on the lef t and right-hand sides of the workstation chassis.
5 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Where T o Get Help BSI provides technical assistance through on-line support and telephone services during regular work hours. The following lists contact information: Corporate Headquarters Contact Information: Broadax Systems, Inc.
6 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Phone support is available Monday through Friday , from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Pacific time. T o let our support staff quickly identify the exact item you have. If you have your invoice with you, write down the invoice number too.
7 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Unpacking Y our Workstation Y our FieldGo PCA TX -R9 workstation is shipped in a corrugated paper carton with the workstation in its sof t carrying case. w Remove all packing materials from the workstation. w Check for damage during shipping while unpacking the workstation.
8 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide w P ower cord. w Hardware User ’s Guide. w Drivers and user ’s manuals for installed components. w Any sof tware that you may have purchased with the system. The LCD panel is covered with a clear plastic protective film.
9 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Figure 2.2 PCATX-R9 front view. Identif ying The Components T ake a moment to familiarize yourself with the components and e xternal controls/connectors of your workstation with the help of the following illustra- tions.
10 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide PCA TX -R9 Front Controls And Components 1. Drive bay door release screw . 2. System P ower ON and Hard Drive Busy LED indicators. 3. LCD on-screen display controls. 4. System reset. 5. P ower ON/OFF push-button switch. 6.
11 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide PCA TX -R9 Drive Bay Side Layout 1. Filtered intak e fan. 2. T wo 5.25” drive bays. 3. T wo drive bay cooling fans. 4. T wo 3.5” shock-mounted drive bays. Open drive bay cover plate to access drives. Figure 2.4 PCATX-R9 drive bay side view.
12 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide PCA TX -R9 Lef t Side Layout 1. Expansion slot covers. 2. P ower supply and exhaust fan. 3. AC power connector . 4. Video adpater connector . 5. Input/output ports. 6. Fan speed switch. 7. Keyboard and pointing device connectors.
13 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Chapter 3 Using Y our W orkstation Before you turn on your system, observing the following steps will prevent any start-up problems.
14 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide 2. Face the front of the chassis. Remove the k eyboard by sliding the re- lease latches up and pulling the k eyboard away from the chassis as shown in Figure 2.3. 3. The k eyboard/pointing device cable should be already connected to their sock ets on the lef t side of the chassis.
15 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide PCA TX -R9 Video Subsystem The PCA TX -R9 series of portable workstations is available with different com- binations of video controllers and LCDs. The LCD is an active matrix type incorporating amorphous silicon thin-film-technology (TF T).
16 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide 1024x768, this control can expand the image up to your LCD’s native addressable pixels. w Clock delay: LCD controller generates the pixel clock to ensure that the red, green, and blue components of each pixel precisely align with each other as each line is scanned.
17 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide 2. Press either menu é or menu ê button (1) to invok e the on- screen menu. 3. Press either menu é or menu ê again to step through the op- tions. The selected item will be highlighted. 4. Press either + + + + + or - - - - - button (2) to modify the highlighted setting.
18 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Using Y our Input Devices Y our workstation is available with two types of keyboards. The standard k eyboard has an integrated touchpad pointing device compatible with the Microsof t PS/2 mouse. A sealed membrane keyboard compliant with NEMA 4/12 specifications for water and dust resistance is available as an option.
19 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide 2. Double tap the surface, hold on the second tap and drag to the desired position. T o drag further than the surface of the touchpad, press and hold down the lef t button as you drag. Using The Sealed Membrane Keyboard T o move the pointer , gently rock the .
20 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Chapter 4 Adding Components The multi-slot design of your PCA TX -R9 portable workstation supports a wide range of industry standard add- on cards through available expansion slots on the system board. The number of available slots and slot types depends on how your system was initially configured.
21 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Internal system components are illustrated in the following figure. 1. Drive housing retaining screws. 2. Drive housing. 3. Expansion slot cover . 4. System board. 5. Add-on card stabilizer . 6. P ower supply . T o take off the back cover , first remove all of these screws.
22 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Installing Add- on Cards Before installing add-on cards, first determine the type of open slots available in your system. In general, ISA slots are black in color and about 6” long. PCI slots are about 3.5” long and are usually white in color .
23 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Adding Components 2. Locate an open slot compatible with your add-on card bus type. 3. Remove the screw that holds the slot cover and then remove and set aside the metal slot cover . 4. Hold your card by its edges taking care not to touch the gold-plated edge connectors.
24 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Adding Components Next you need to adjust the hold-down clamps and reinstall the card stabi- lizer . The plastic hold-down clamps are designed to securely hold down your add- on cards in their slots. The plastic clamps can be adjusted to accommodate add-on cards of different height.
25 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide 4. Push down on the clamp so that it comes in contact with the add-on card. 5. Set the clamp by tightening the metal brack et screw .
26 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Installing Internal Drives Y our FieldGo workstation has space for five half-height drives. T wo 5.25” and two 3.5” drives are externally accessible. One internal drive space accommo- dates a 3.5” drive. T o begin installing or removing a drive, follow these steps to detach the drive housing from the chassis: 1.
27 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Note that the 5.25” drives are vertically mounted inside the drive housing. If you need to add or remove any 5.25” drive, all of the 3.5” drives initially installed inside the drive housing must be first removed to give you access to the mounting screws on the bottom side of the 5.
28 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Installing Or Removing 3.5” Drives Adding or removing a 3.5” drive is straight forward. Just remove the mounting screws indicated in Figure 3.5. Note that the 3.5” drive bays provides vibration damping rubber grommets to protect your hard drive.
29 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide 5. Slide the drive into the drive bay . Secure the drive by inserting and tightening four screws on both side panels. 6. Slide the drive cage back into the chassis and reinstall all mounting screws. 7. Plug in the power connector and signal cable.
30 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Installing 3.5” Drive In The Hidden Drive Bay Y our workstation provides an internal drive bay space for a 3.5” drive. This drive is externally inaccessible. T o install a drive in the hidden drive bay , you must first remove all 5.
31 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide 1. Remove all 5.25” drives. 2. Put the hard drive on your work surface with the circuit board side facing up so that you can locate the four mounting holes. 3. Gently set the drive housing on top of the hard drive and at the same time align the mounting holes.
32 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Care For Y our Workstation Cleaning The Cooling Fan Filter Y our workstation has a filtered intake fan providing ventilation for internal components. Af ter using your workstation for a period of time dust and lint may accumulate on the filter and block air flow .
33 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Proper Care For The LCD The LCD is made of glass. It may break or crack by rough handling, ex ces- sive pressure, being struck by a hard object or if your system is accidentally dropped.
34 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Appendix A Service And W arranty Limited Product W arranty All hardware products are warranted to be free from manufacturing and material defects for one year from date of purchase. Products that become defective during such period shall be repaired or , at BSI's option, replaced at BSI service center .
35 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide BSI, its hardware or sof tware suppliers, make no warranty , express or im- plied, concerning the applicability of any hardware or sof tware to any specific purpose.
36 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Ser vice Policy And Procedures Call BSI tech support to obtain an RMA number prior to returning any product for service. Always have your invoice and serial number ready when calling tech support. Mark the RMA number on the mailing label and enclose a copy of the invoice with a description of the problem.
37 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide Appendix B T echnical Specifications Mechanical Drawings PCA TX -R9 Front View (all dimension in inches) T echnical Specifications.
38 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide PCA TX -R9 Back View T echnical Specifications.
39 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide PCA TX -R9 Side Views T echnical Specifications.
40 PCA TX-R9 User’ s Guide PCA TX -R9 Standard Keyboard PCA TX -R9 Optional NEMA 4/12 Keyboard T echnical Specifications.
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