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Product Reference Guide VC5090 V ehicle Computer.
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VC5090 V ehicle Computer Product Refe rence Guide 72E-76347-01 Revision A May 2006.
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Revision History Changes to the original manual are listed below: Change Date Description -01 Rev A 5/31/06 Initial release..
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T able of Contents Patents ......................................... .......................................... ..................................... ... ii Warranty ............................ .......................................... .............
2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Mounting on a Dashboard or Horizo ntal Surface Example ................... ............ 2-8 Routing Electrical Cables ........................................................... ......................
Table of Contents 3 Using a Headset .......................... .................................................................................. 3-1 1 Resetting the Vehicle Computer ...................................................... .............
4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Wireless Log Window ........................................................... .................................. 4-28 Saving a Log ...................................................................
Table of Contents 5 Connect to Internet Using Access Point ......................................................... ........ 5-14 Headset Services .................................................. .................................................. 5-14 Serial Port Services .
6 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Creating a Splash Screen ...................................................................... ....................... 7-22 Splash Screen Format ......................................................
About This Guide About This Guide Introduction The VC5090 Product Re ference Guide provides information ab out the VC5090 vehicle computer using Microsoft ® Wind ows ® CE 5.0 operating system and it s accessories. Documentation Set The document ation set for the VC5090 is divided into gui des that provide information for specific u ser needs.
vi VC5090 Vehicle Computer Product Reference Guide Chapter Descriptions T opics covered in this guide are as follows: • Chapter 1, Getting S tarted , provides information on getting the vehicle computer up and running fo r the first time.
About This Guide vii • Bullets (•) indicate: - Action items - Lists of altern atives - Lists of requir ed steps that are not necessarily seque ntial. • Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe st ep-by-step procedu r es) appear a s numbered lists.
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Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Introduction The VC5090 veh icle-mounted mo bile computer is a ru gged device for use on heavy eq uipment, especially forklif ts. Designed for distribution centers, factory floo rs and warehouses, the VC5090 support s real-time receiving, trac king, put-away , picking and shipp ing applications.
1 - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide • four hex nut s • three fuses and three fuse holders • VC 5090 Quick Refe rence Guide • W avelink Information sheet. Features The VC5090 has the following featur es: • integrated 80 2.1 1a/b/g wireless LAN radio • Windows ® CE 5.
Getting Started 1 - 3 Figure 1-2 VC5090 (Half Screen) Fron t View Figure 1-3 VC5090 Back V iew Display Keyboard Power Button Backlight Control Button Quick Access Panel Power LED Backlight Control LED.
1 - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 1-4 VC5090 B ottom View Accessories T able 1-2 list s the accessories available from Symbol fo r the VC5090: Power Connector COM1 Port Con.
Getting Started 1 - 5 Secure Digital Card Provides secondary non-volat ile storage. Recommen d ed secure digital (SD) cards: • 128 MB • A TP part number AF128SDI- AG • SimpleT ech part number SY.
1 - 6 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Peripherals T able 1-2 list s the peripherals available for the VC5 090: LS3408 Scanner USB Cable Cable to connect the following Symbol la ser scanners or imagers to the VC5090 USB/Keyboard port. Part numbe r 25-71918-01 R.
Getting Started 1 - 7 Getting Started In order to start using the vehi cle computer for the firs t time: • insta ll the desiccant bags and desiccant do or or install only desiccant door • insta ll the vehicle computer in a vehicle or on a wall or desktop • start the vehicle computer .
1 - 8 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide 8. T orque the screws to 9 ± 0.5 kgf /cm (7.8 ± 0.4 in-lbs). Installing the V ehicle Computer Refer to Chapter 2, Installation for information on installin g the vehicle computer onto a vehicle or to a fixed mount, as well as installing accessories.
Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation Introduction This chapter descr ibes how to insta ll the vehicle computer in a vehicle, on a wall or on a desktop and connecting the vehicle computer to a powe r source. T here are dif ferent installati on options depending on the type of vehicle.
2 - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Installing Mounting Brackets Figure 2-1 Mounting Bracket Installation 1. Position the friction pads in the frictio n pad mounting are a. 2. Position the mounting br acket over the mountin g holes.
Installation 2 - 3 Installing the VC5090 in a Forklift Follow the instructions be low to properly install the VC5090 in a forklift. • Determine t he best lo cation for m ounting the vehicle com puter taking in to considera tion the driv er ’s field of view and ease of acc e ssing the vehicle computer .
2 - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-3 Avoid Extreme Wrist Angles Figure 2-4 Optimum Wrist Positions.
Installation 2 - 5 Mounting the V ehicle Computer Mounting Bracket T emplate Figure 2-5 Mounting T emplate Drill Holes: 10.1 mm ± 0.1 mm 0.43 ± 0.00 4 in.
2 - 6 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Important Fixing Information • A minimum of four fixing positions must be used. • All nuts and cap s screws must be checked periodically and tightened if required. • When installing the vehicle computer , care must be taken to ensure that the mounting bracket footprint is fully supported.
Installation 2 - 7 Mounting onto an Over -Head Cage Example The diagram below illustrates a typica l installation where the vehicle computer is mounted on a cage.
2 - 8 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Mounting on a Dashboard or Horizontal Surface Example The diagram below illustrates a typ ical installation wher e the vehicle comp uter is mounted on a dashboard or horizont al flat surface.
Installation 2 - 9 12-24 V olt Gasoline, Diesel, or Propane Forklifts • All power wiring must use the suppli ed power cable. • Fuses: • two 3AG , 20A, 250V , SLO BLO fuses • one 3AG , 1A, 250V , SLO BLO fuse.
2 - 10 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-10 Wiring Dia gram Connecting the Power Ca ble 1. Disconnect the vehicle battery . 2. Connect the green wire to th e vehicle’s chassis.
Installation 2 - 11 9. Connect the yellow wire to the vehicle' s ignition swit ch. If you do not plan on using the Ignition Sens e feature, connect the yellow wire to the vehicle’ s positive power source. 10. Ensure the wiring connections created are suf ficiently insulated from each other .
2 - 12 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Installing the VC5090 on a W all or Desktop T o use the vehicle c omputer in a wall mounted application: • Install the mounting bracket to the wall. • Connect the vehicle computer to the AC power su pply .
Installation 2 - 13 Mounting the Bracket on a Desktop Figure 2-13 Mounting o n a Desktop NOTE If mounting to a thin surface, a reinforcing plate maybe required.
2 - 14 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Connecting the V ehicle Computer to AC Power T o provide power from an AC source: 1. Insert the AC line cord into the AC connector on the universal power supply . Figure 2-14 Connecting AC power 2.
Installation 2 - 15 Installing the Optional Keyboard The keyboard kit contain s the following items: • keyboard • two keyboard bracket s • four cap screws with captive washers • two locking knobs • four flat and lock washers. 1. Attach the keyboard bracket s to both sides of the VC5090, using the cap screws with captive washer s.
2 - 16 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-16 Quick Release T abs 4. Release the quick release t abs to insert the alignm ent pins throug h an alignment hole on ea ch of the brackets. 5. Insert the keyboard locking kn obs throug h the brackets and screw into t he keyboard.
Installation 2 - 17 Figure 2-18 Keyboard Port Adjusting the Keyboard T o adjust the keyboard: 1. Loosen the locking knobs. Figure 2-19 Loosen Locking Knobs 2.
2 - 18 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide 3. Move the keyboard to the desire d position. Figure 2-21 Adjust Keyboard 4. Release the quick release t abs. 5. T ighten the locking knobs. Figure 2-22 Tighte n Locking Knobs NOTE Ensure that the positioning pins lock into the positioning holes in both brackets.
Installation 2 - 19 Installing a Scanner The following S ymbol scann ers can be co nnected to the vehicle com puter: • LS3203 s erial laser scan ner • LS3408 ser ial/USB laser sca nner • DS3408 serial/USB imager • LS3478 Bluetooth laser scanner (with serial/USB cradle) • DS3478 Bluetooth imager (with serial/USB cradle).
2 - 20 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide 1. Connect the appropriate USB sca nner cable to the scanner or cradle. 2. Connect the USB scanner cabl e to the USB/Keyboard connector .
Installation 2 - 21 Figure 2-26 Communications Pa rameters Window 8. Use the drop-down list s to select the parameter va lues to match the scann er . Refer to the scanner Product Reference Gu ide for more information. 9. Ta p OK . 10. T ap the Se rialWedge icon in the task tray .
2 - 22 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable the Scanner T o enable or disable the scanner: 1. T ap the Se rialWedge icon in the task tray . Select Scan > Enable from the pop-up me nu to enable the scanner if it had pre viously been disabled.
Installation 2 - 23 Installing the Uninterruptable Power Supply T o install the UPS: 1. Place the Ma in Power switch o n top of th e vehicle co mputer to the o ff position. 2. Remove and d iscard the eight screws securing the U PS/S torage Card door on the back of th e vehicle computer .
2 - 24 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-30 Connecting UPS to PCB 5. Place the UPS/S torage Card door over the UP S and secure using the eight new screws. 6. T orque the screws to 9 ± 0.5 kgf /cm (7.8 ± 0.4 in-lbs). 7. Place the Main Power swit ch to the on position.
Installation 2 - 25 Installing a Secure Digital Card A Secure Digital (SD) card provides secondary non-volat ile storage. The card holder is located on the back of the VC5090. T o install the SD card: 1. Place the Ma in Power switch o n the top of the vehic le computer to the off position.
2 - 26 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-33 Position of SD Card 5. Snap the retaining door closed . Figure 2-34 Close Retaining Door 6. Place the UPS/S torage Card door over the UP S and secure using the ei ght new screws. 7. T orque the screws to 9 +/- 0.
Installation 2 - 27 Installing a External Antenna An external antenna can be used when place ment of th e vehicle computer prohibits reception; i.e., inside a vehicle cab. T o install an external an tenna: 1. Lift the a n tenna connector cap o n top of the vehicle computer .
2 - 28 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-36 RF Settings T ab Window 6. T ap the RF Settings tab. 7. T ap the External Antenna radio button.
Installation 2 - 29 The switch must be rated at 5V , 10 mA and it should have a operat ing temperature, sealing and life cycle applicable for the environm ent that it is used in. The mechanical switch must be a Normally Open type of switch. The supply voltage for the solid state switch is 5 VDC (500 mA max.
2 - 30 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-38 In-Motion Detector Ca ble Wiring 3. Connect the co nnector of the V ehicle In-Motion D etect or cable to either the COM1 or COM2 connector on the back of the VC5090. 4. On the vehicle computer , tap > Settings > Control Panel > VC5090 Sys tem Management icon.
Installation 2 - 31 7. Select the Enable T erminal Locking check box. Figure 2-41 T erminal Lock T ab 8. In the Select control fo r terminal lo cking drop-down list, select the COM po rt that the In-M otion Detector cable is connected to (either COM1 or COM2).
2 - 32 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 2-43 Set New Password Window 5. In the Old Password text box, enter the old passwor d. 6. In the New Password text box, enter the new password. The p assword must have a minimum of five characters.
Installation 2 - 33 Connecting Accessories Connect an optional scanner , ActiveSync serial cable, or USB device (such as a keyboard or mouse) using the appropriate por t on the bottom of the VC5090. Y ou should use either COM1 or COM2 port for serial ActiveSync or the USB Client port for USB ActiveSync.
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Chapter 3 Operating the VC5090 Chapter 3 Operating the VC5090 Introduction This chapter expl ains the buttons, status icons an d contro ls on the VC5090 and provide s basic instructions for using the VC5090, inclu d ing powering on and resetting. It also incl uded instruc tions for ent ering and capturing data.
3 - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide COMM LED The COMM LED blinks to indicate WLAN radio acti vity . T able 3-2 list s the states of the COMM LED. By default, the COMM LED is enable d. T o disable the COMM LED: 1. Ta p > Settings > Control Panel > VC5090 System Man age ment icon.
Operating the VC5090 3 - 3 Backlight Control Button The Backlight Control button places the Quick Access Panel’ s P1 , P2 an d P3 buttons into the backlight control mode where you can adjust the br ightness of the display or turn on/off th e keyboard backlight.
3 - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Launch Application T o set a programmable key to launch an application: 1. In the Action drop-down list, select Launch Application . Figure 3-4 Configure Programma ble Keys - Launch Application 2.
Operating the VC5090 3 - 5 Play Key Sequence T o set a programmable key to play a sequence of characters: 1. In the Action drop-down list, select Play Key Sequence . Figure 3-6 Configure Programma ble Keys - Play Key Sequence 2. In the Key Sequence field, enter a character string (up to 1,040 characters).
3 - 6 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Soft Keyboards The VC5090 cont ains two on-screen Soft Input Panel (S IP) ke yboards. The Microsoft SIP looks and fu nctions like a standar d keyboard. The VC5090 SIP loo k s and func tions like the optional keyboard or the half-scree n configuration’ s built-in keyboard.
Operating the VC5090 3 - 7 Figure 3-9 VC5090 Sof t Input Panel Keyboard - Normal Size T ap the Enlarge or Reduce Keyb oard button to scale t he keyboard. The three sizes are small, normal and large with normal being the default size. T o hide or show th e numeric keys tap the Alpha-Num er ic T oggle button.
3 - 8 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 3-12 FUNC Keys The SHIFT key , when depressed, displays the shif ted alpha characters on the keyboard.
Operating the VC5090 3 - 9 Figure 3-14 Brightness Control Adjusting the V olume 1. T ap the > Settings > Control Panel > V olume & Sounds icon. The V olume & Sounds Properties window appears. Figure 3-15 V olume and Sounds Properties Window 2.
3 - 10 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide S tatus icons are shown in the taskbar to indicate p resent status of the vehicle com puter . Double tapping each status icon displays the corresponding setup window and enables yo u to change or adjust its settings fr om the window .
Operating the VC5090 3 - 11 Using a Headset Y ou can use a stereo headse t for audio communication wh en an a udio enabled application is u s ed. Symbol recommends headset, p/n 50 -1 1300-050 and ada pter cabl e p/n 2 5-80634-01R. Plug the headset jack into the mating connector on th e adapter cable.
3 - 12 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Methods of Suspension VC5090 operation can be suspende d in three ways: • Manual suspension : the operator presses the Power button when the vehicle co mputer is on. • API suspens ion : the application requests a susp end via an API call.
Operating the VC5090 3 - 13 Calibrating the Screen Using the Display This section describes how to calibrate the VC5090 touch screen. If the current calib ration does not allow for easy touch screen input or you want to reca librate the screen at any time, refer to Using the Keyb oard on p age 3-14 .
3 - 14 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 3-19 Calibration Screen 3. As the screen instr ucts, carefully touch and briefly hold on the center of each t arget that appears on th e screen. Repeat a s the ta rget moves around the screen .
Operating the VC5090 3 - 15 3. Press Enter to display the Control Panel window . Figure 3-20 Control Panel Window 4. Using the arrow keys, move to the Stylu s icon and press Enter . The Stylus Properties window appears. Figure 3-21 S tylus Properties Window 5.
3 - 16 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 3-22 S tylus Properties Calibration T ab Window 6. Using the Ta b key , select the Recalibrate button. 7. Press the space key to st art the calibration process. The calibration screen appears.
Operating the VC5090 3 - 17 Checking Battery Status T o check whether the backup battery in the vehicle computer is charged, t ap > Settings > Control Panel > Power icon to d isplay the Power Settings window . T o save battery power , set the vehicle computer to turn of f after a specified number of minutes.
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Chapter 4 Wireless Applications Chapter 4 Wireless Applications Introduction Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) allow m obile computers to communicate wirelessly a nd send captured data to a host device in real time.
4 - 2 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Signal Strength Icon The Signal Strength icon in the task tray indica tes the mobile computer ’s wireless signal str ength as follo ws: T urning the WLAN Radio On and Off T o turn off the WLAN radio: 1.
Wireless Applications 4 - 3 Find WLANs Application Use the Find WLANs application to discover available networks in the vicinity of th e user and m obile comput er . T o open the Find WLA N s application, tap the Signal Strength icon - Find WLANs . Th e Find WLANs window displays .
4 - 4 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide T ap-and-hold on a WLAN network to open a pop- up menu which provides two options: Connect and Refresh . Select Refresh to refresh the WLAN list. Select Connect to create a wireless profile from that network.
Wireless Applications 4 - 5 Ta p Next . The Op eratin g Mod e dialog box displays. Operating Mode Use the Operating Mode dialog box to select the oper ating mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) and th e country location. Figure 4-4 Operating Mode Dialog Box NOTE T wo profiles with the same user friendly name are acceptable but not recommended.
4 - 6 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Ta p Nex t . If Ad-Hoc mod e was sele cted the Ad-Hoc dialog box displays. If Infrastructure mode was selected the Authentication dialog box di splays. See Authentication on p age 4-6 for instruction on setting up authentication.
Wireless Applications 4 - 7 Figure 4-6 Authentication Dialog Box T unneled Authenticat ion Use the T unneled Authentica tio n dialog box to select the tunneled aut hentication options. There are dif ferent selections available for PEAP or TTLS authentication.
4 - 8 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide T able 4-7 list s the PEAP tunneled au thentication options. T able 4-8 list s the TTLS tunneled authentication optio ns.
Wireless Applications 4 - 9 User Certificate Selection If you checked the User Certificate check box on the T unneled Authentication dialog box or if TLS is the selected authenticat ion type, the Installed User Certificates dialog box displays. Select a certificate from the drop-down list of currently installed certificates before procee di ng.
4 - 10 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 4-9 Credentials Di alog Box 2. Enter the User: , Pwd: (password), an d Server: information in their respective text boxes. 3. Ta p Retrieve . A Progress dialog indicates the status of th e certificate retrieval.
Wireless Applications 4 - 11 Figure 4-11 Browse Server Certificates Press the ENT key to change the default path or extension (and search a n ew path). Se lect a certificate before tapping the Inst all button. Figure 4-12 Confirmation Dialog Box A confirmation dialog verifies th e installation.
4 - 12 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 4-13 Prompt for Logi n at Dia log Box If the vehicle computer does not have the credentials, you are prompted to enter a username and p assword.
Wireless Applications 4 - 13 Figure 4-14 Time Cache Options Dialog Box 1. T ap the In terval radio button to check credentials at a set time interval. 2. Enter the value in minutes in the Min box. 3. T ap the At (hh:mm) radio button to check creden tials at a set time.
4 - 14 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Password Use the Password dialog box to enter a passwor d. If EAP/TLS is the select ed authenticat ion type, the password is not r equired and the field is disabled. Figure 4-17 Password Dialog Box 1.
Wireless Applications 4 - 15 Encryption Use the Encryption dialog box to select an encryption type. The dr op-down list includes encryption types available for the selected authenticat ion type.
4 - 16 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Key Entry Page If you select either 40-Bit WEP or 128-Bit WEP the wizard proceeds to the key entry dialog box unless the Use Passkey check box was selected in the Encryption dialog box ( see Figure 4 -19 on page 4-15 ).
Wireless Applications 4 - 17 Ta p Next . The IP Mode dialog box displays. IP Mode Use the IP Mode dialo g box to conf igure network address paramete rs: IP address, subnet, gateway , DNS, and WINS. Figure 4-22 IP Config T ab (DHCP) Select either DHCP or Stat i c from the drop-down list and t ap Next .
4 - 18 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Select the Advanced check box, then tap NEXT to disp lay the Advanced Address Entry dialog box. Enter the Gateway , DNS, and WINS address. T ap NEXT without selecting the Advanced check box to displ ay the T ransmit Power d ialog box.
Wireless Applications 4 - 19 T ransmit Power The T ransmit Power drop-down list conta ins differe nt options fo r Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure mode. Automatic (i.e., use the current AP settings) and Power Plu s (use h igher than the curr ent AP settings) are availa ble for Infrastructure mode.
4 - 20 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Ta p Next to display the Battery Usage dialog box. Battery Usage Use the Battery Usage dialog box to select power consumption of the wireless LAN. There are three settings available: CAM, Fast Power Save, and MAX Power Save.
Wireless Applications 4 - 21 Manage Profiles Application The Manage Profiles window provides a list of user-configured wirele ss profiles. Define up to 32 profiles at any one time. T o open the Manage Prof il es window , tap the Signal Strength icon > Manage Profiles .
4 - 22 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 4-29 Manage Profi les Context Menu Changing Profiles A completed profile is a set of config uratio n settings that can be used in different locations to co nnect to a wireless network.
Wireless Applications 4 - 23 Figure 4-31 Manage Profil es - Add Select Add to display the Profile Wizard where in you can set the profile name and ESSID.
4 - 24 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide If required, change the na me in the Name field and tap Save . A confirmation dia log box appears after the export completes. Wireless Status Application T o open the Wir ele ss Stat us w indow , tap the Signal Strength icon > Wire less St atus .
Wireless Applications 4 - 25 Figure 4-34 Signal S trength Window After viewing the Signal Strength window , tap th e back bu tton to retu rn to the Wireless St atu s window .
4 - 26 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Current Profile Window The Current Profile window displays basic informatio n about the current profile and connection settings. This window updates every two seconds. T o open the Current Profile window , tap Curre nt Profi le in the Wireless St a tus window .
Wireless Applications 4 - 27 IPv4 Status Window The IPv4 St atus window displays the curr ent IP address, subnet, and other IP related informa tion assigned to the vehicle computer . It also allows renewing the addr ess if the profile is usin g DHCP to obtain th e IP information.
4 - 28 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Wireless Log Window The Wireless Log window displays a log of re cent activity , such as authentication, ass ociation, and DHCP renewal completi on, in time order . Save the log to a file or clear the log (within this instance of the application only).
Wireless Applications 4 - 29 V ersions Window The Ve r s i o n s window displays software , firmwa re, and hard ware version numbers. Th is window only updates when it is displayed. There is no need to update c onst antly . The content of t he windo w is determined at runtime, along with the actual hardware and sof tware to display in the list.
4 - 30 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Wireless Diagnostics Application The Wireless Diag nostics application window provides links to perf orm ICMP Ping, T race Routing, and Known APs. T o open the Wireless Diagnostics window , tap the Signal Strength icon > Wireless Diagnostics .
Wireless Applications 4 - 31 Figure 4-40 ICMP Ping Window T o perform an ICMP ping: 1. In the IP field, enter an IP address or se lect an IP address from the drop-down list. 2. From the Size drop-down list, select a size value. 3. Ta p Start T est . The ICM P Ping test starts.
4 - 32 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Known APs Window The Known APs window displays the APs in r ange using the same ESSID as the vehicle computer . This window is only available in Infrastructure mode. T o open the Known APs window , tap Known APs in the Wireless Diagnostics window .
Wireless Applications 4 - 33 • Operating Mode Filte r ing • Regulatory • Band Selection • System Options • Change Password • Export. Operating Mode Filtering The Operating Mode Filterin g options cause the Find WLANs application to filter the available networks found.
4 - 34 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 4-44 Regulatory Options Dialog Box Band Selection The Band Selection settings identify the frequ ency bands to scan when finding WLANs. T hese values refer to the 802.1 1 standard networ ks.
Wireless Applications 4 - 35 Figure 4-46 System Options Dialog Box Change Password Use Change Password to require a password before editing a pro file. This allows pre-configuring profiles and prevents users f rom changing the networ k settings. The user can use this featur e to protect settings from a guest user .
4 - 36 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Export Use Export to export all profiles to a re gistry file, and to exp ort the options to a regis try file. Figure 4-48 Options - Export Dialog Box T o export options: 1. Ta p Export Options . The Save As dialog box displays.
Wireless Applications 4 - 37 3. In the Folder: drop-down list, select the desired folder . 4. Ta p Save . Selecting Export All Profiles saves the curr ent profile. Th is information is used to determine which profile to connect with after a warm boot or cold boot.
4 - 38 VC5000 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Log On/Off Application When the user launches th e Log On/Off application, the vehicle computer may be in two states; the user may be logged onto the vehicle com puter by alr eady entering credentials through the login box, or ther e are no user logged on.
Wireless Applications 4 - 39 T appin g OK sends the credentials though Wirele ss Application API. If there are no cred entials entered, a dialog box displays informing the user which f ield was not en tered. The Log Off button only displays when a user is already logged on.
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Chapter 5 Using the Bluetooth Chapter 5 Using the Bluetooth Introduction Bluetooth-equipped d evices can communicate wirelessly , using frequency-hopping spr ead spectrum (FHSS) RF to transmit and rece ive data in the 2.4 GHz Indu stry Scientific and Medica l (ISM) band (802.
5 - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Security The current Bluetooth specification defines security at the link level. Applicat ion-level security is not specified. This allows ap plication deve lopers to defin e security m echanisms tailored to their specific need.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 3 Enabling Bluetooth T o enable Bluetooth, t ap > Enable Bluetooth . The Bluetooth icon changes to indicate that Bluetooth is enabled. Figure 5-2 Enable Bluetooth Bluetooth Power States Cold Boot When a cold boot is performed on the vehicle computer , Bluetooth turns of f.
5 - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide The following s teps provide an ex ample for u sing the Wiza rd to service s for remote devices. 1. Ta p > Show BTExplorer . The BTExplorer window appears. 2. Ta p Fi le > New Connection . The New Connection Wizard window appears.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 5 Figure 5-5 Connection Favorite Options Window 6. Select Save As Favor ite check box to save this service in the Favo rite view . 7. In the Favorite Name text box, enter a name for this service that will appear in the Favorite list.
5 - 6 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Explorer Mode The BTEx plorer window is streamlined and easy to navigate and provides gr eater control to users familiar with Bluetooth functionality . The menu ba r pr ovides quick access to the options and tools used to connect to device s.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 7 Figure 5-8 BTExplorer Window 4. T ap and hold Remote Devices and select Discover D evices from t he pop-up m enu. The ve hicle comput er searches for Blue tooth devices in the ar ea. Figure 5-9 Discover Devices 5. The discovered devices display in the Untrusted Devices folder .
5 - 8 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide to bond. Once a bond is created, an d the Bluetooth ra dios are turned on, the devices recognize the bond and are able to exchange informa tion without re-entering a PIN. T o bond with a discovered Bluetooth device: 1.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 9 Figure 5-13 Bonded (Pa ired) Discover ed Device Renaming a Bonded Device If it is necessary to renam e a bonded device, it can be done from the BTExpl orer window . 1. Launch BTExplorer . 2. T ap and hold the device to rename and select Ren ame in the pop-up menu.
5 - 10 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide 4. Enter a new name for the bonded device in the text box. T ap OK . Deleting a Bonded Device If it is no longer necessary to connect with a device, delete it from the Bluetooth Bonded Devices window .
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 11 3. In the PIN Code: text box, enter the same PIN that was ente red on the device requesting the bond. The PIN must be between 1 an d 16 character s. 4. In the Device N ame: text box, edit the name of the devic e requesting the bond , if desired.
5 - 12 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 5-19 List of Discovered Services Some examples of available services ar e: - File T ransfer Servic es - Dial-Up Networking Services - Headset or Hands-Free Services - OBEX Object Push Services - Serial Port Services Not all services are available on the VC5 090.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 13 Figure 5-20 Remote Device Folders 9. T ap and hold on the file. A pop-up menu ap pears. 10. Select the action to perform: a. New - create a new file or folder . on the remote device b. Delete - delete the selected file on the remote device.
5 - 14 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Put File T o copy a file to a remote device: 1. T ap and hold on the file and select Put . The Send Local File window appears. 2. Navigate to the direc tory to sa ve the file and select a file. 3.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 15 T o adjust the microp hone gain: 1. T ap and hold on the headset service item and se lect Adjust Microphone from the pop- up menu. The Microphone Pr operties window appears. 2. Select the slider and adjust the ga in. 3. Ta p OK .
5 - 16 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Bluetooth Settings Use the BTExplorer Settings win dow to configure the operation of the BTExplorer application. T ap T ools > Settings . The BTExplor er Settings window appears. Device Info T ab Use the Device Info tab to configu re the vehicle comp uter ’s Bluetoot h connection modes.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 17 Figure 5-23 BTExplorer Settings - Services T ab T o add a service: 1. Ta p Add . The Add Local Service window displays. Figure 5-24 Add Local Service Window 2. In the list, select a service to add. 3. Ta p OK . The Edit Lo ca l Service window dis plays for the selected service.
5 - 18 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 5-25 File T ransfer Information Wind ow Personal Area Networking Service Personal Area Networ king hosts a Personal Area Networ k which allows commu nication with other Bluetooth device s.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 19 Serial Port Service Serial port allows COM port s to be accessed by other Bluetooth devices. Figure 5-27 Serial Port Service Window Headset Service Serial port allows COM port s to be accessed by other Bluetooth devices. Figure 5-28 Headset Service Window Service Name Displays the name of the service .
5 - 20 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Security T ab T o adjust the security settings for an individual service, select the Services tab first, then select the individual service, then Properties . Figure 5-29 BTExplorer Settings - Security T ab Discovery T ab Use the Discovery tab to set and mod ify discovered devices.
Using the Bluetooth 5 - 21 Virtual COM Port T ab Use the V irtual COM Port t ab to select the COM ports for Bluetooth commu nication. Figure 5-31 BTExplorer Settings - Virtual COM Po rt T ab Figure 5-32 COM Port Connec tio n Miscellaneous T ab Figure 5-33 BTExplorer Settings - Miscellaneous T ab COM4:Bluetooth Enable or disable COM Port 4.
5 - 22 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Highlight Connections Select the connection type to highlight when connected. In the Wizar d Mode, the only option is Favorites or None . In the Explorer Mode the options are None , T ree V iew Only , List View On ly or T ree and List Vie w .
Chapter 6 ActiveSync Chapter 6 Chapter 6 ActiveSync Introduction T o communicate with various host devi ces, install Microsof t ActiveSync (version 4.1 or higher) on the host computer . Use ActiveSync to synchronize information on the vehicle computer with information on the host computer .
6 - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide vehicle computer USB B Client port. Chapter 2, Installation provides the accessory setup and cable connection information fo r use with th e vehicle co mputer . The ve hicle comput er communica tion settings must be set t o match the communica tion settings used with ActiveSync.
ActiveSync 6 - 3 Figure 6-3 ActiveSync Wind ow 2. In the ActiveSync window , select File > Connection Settings . The Connection Set tings window appears. Figure 6-4 Connection Set tin gs Window 3. Select the appropriate check box for the type of connection used.
6 - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 6-5 New Partnership Wind ow 2. Select if you w ant to create synchronize with the hos t computer o r to connect as a guest. 3. Click Next . Figure 6-6 Select Synchronization Setting W indow 4.
ActiveSync 6 - 5 Figure 6-7 Setup Complete W indow 5. Click Finish . Figure 6-8 ActiveSync Connected W indow During the first synchron ization, inform ation store d on the vehicle computer is co pied to the host computer . When the cop y is complete an d all data is synchronize d, the vehicle c omputer can b e disconnect fro m the host computer .
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Chapter 7 Application Developm ent and Deployment Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Application Development and Deployment Introduction This chapter lists the tools required for developing applications, describes how to p ackage applications and provides procedures for deployin g applications onto the VC5090 .
7 - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide c. On the drop-down men u below the VC5090 product, select Device Configuratio n Package (DCP) for VC5090 . d. Save the .exe file to the developmen t computer . 2. Locate the .exe file on the develop m ent computer , double-click the file, and follow the install screen prompts.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 3 Installing Other Development Software Developing applications for the vehicl e computer may require installing other development soft ware such as application development environment s on the developmen t PC.
7 - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide 5. Double-click the folder to exp and the contents of the folde r . Figure 7-2 Application Folder Content s 6. Use Explorer to locate the host computer dir e ctory that contains the file to download.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 5 comparison, these partitio ns are roughly equivalent to a C: or D: hard disk drive.) In addition to the “hard d isk” partitio ns, some partitions are used for single items such as the opera ting system, monitor , or splash screen.
7 - 6 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Creating and Loading Hex Images T erminal Configuration Manage r (TCM) is an application us ed to customize flash file system partitions for the vehicle comput er . The most commo n use is to create an application partition hex file that contain s the customer's application.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 7 Figure 7-3 TCM Startup Window The following table lists the components of th e TCM window . T able 7-1 TCM Component s Icon Component Function Script Window Displays the files t o be used in the creati on of the partition(s).
7 - 8 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Defining Script Properties Before a script is created, the script proper ties must be defined. This defines the type of vehicle computer , flash type, number of disks being create d and the memory configuration of each disk p artition.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 9 6. Select the (memory) Size for each partition. Note that adding spac e to one disk. partition subtracts it from another . 7. In the Access drop-down list for each disk partition, determi ne and select the Re ad /Write access option.
7 - 10 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 7-6 Conversion Window - Up grading to TCM 2.0 Copying Components to the Script Script contents are managed using standard file operation s such as New Folder , Delete and Ren ame .
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 11 5. Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions. 6. If one of the partitions be ing built is the ESSID, a prompt appears requesting the ESSID value. Deselect the HR (High Rate) check box wh en building E SSID images fo r a device w ith an FH radio .
7 - 12 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 7-9 Initial Program Loader Menu 7. Scroll to select the partit ion to download or choose Auto Select , then press P2 .
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 13 8. IPL displays the Select T ransport menu which lists the available method s of downlo ading the file. Figure 7-10 Select T ransport Menu 9. Scroll to select USB or Lighthouse 0 - Serial transport, then press P2 .
7 - 14 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide b. Scroll to select the appropriate ba ud rate, then press P2 . 11 . If you selected USB transport method press P2 . If this is the first time using USB transport, yo u might need to install the Symbol USB driver .
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 15 Before the download starts Wai t i n g f o r D a ta appears in the Devi ce St atus field. 16. On the development computer , click Load on the TCM toolbar . The Load T ermin al window - Serial ta b appears.
7 - 16 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 7-16 Initial Program Loader Menu 7. Choose Auto Select or scroll to select the part ition to download, then press P2 . See T able 7-2 on page 7-12 . 8. IPL displays the Select T ransport menu which lists the available method s of downlo ading the file.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 17 10. Scroll to select th e file to download. 11 . Press P2 . 12. The Download File? menu appears. Figure 7-19 Download File? Menu 13. Use the P1 and P3 buttons to select Show Parms to verify the f ile to download.
7 - 18 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide 18. On completion, press P2 to return to the I PL menu to sele ct the next partition to download. 19. T o exit IPL, select the System Reset item from the IPL menu. TCM Error Messages TCM validates the cells in th e partition ta ble when the Exec ute button is clic ked.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 19 Incorrect disk sizes in TCM.ini file The total disk size specified in the script does not match the total disk si ze defined in the corresponding TCM.ini sec tion. Check if the script is corrupt or the TCM.
7 - 20 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide IPL Error Detection While receiving data , IPL performs many checks on the dat a to ensure that the data is received correctly . If an error is detected, IPL immediately abort s the do wnload, and reports the error on an error screen.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 21 Readback checksu m error -12 A checksum, generated from reading back dat a that was written to the destination device, was incorre ct. An error during transmission or a write error to the desti nation device could cause this.
7 - 22 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Creating a Splash Screen The source bitmap files used to create the default sp lash screens for the vehicle computer are supplied with the DCP for VC5090c50 . These files can be modif ied using any of the standard windows image editors , allowing customization fo r p articular customers.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 23 • Platform: The Platform FFS p artition conta ins Symb ol-supplied pr ograms and Dynamic Link Libra r ies (DLLs).
7 - 24 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide CopyFiles Windows CE expects cert ain files to be in the Win dows folder , residing in volatile storage. Windows CE maintains the System Registry in volatile stor age. CopyFiles copies files from one folder to another on a cold boot.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 25 AirBEAM Smart The AirBEAM Smart product allows sp ecially designed software p ackages to be transferr ed between a host server and Symbo l wireless handheld devices. Before tr ansfer , AirBEAM Smart checks and compares package version , so that only updated packag es are loaded.
7 - 26 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Configuring the AirBEAM Smart Client 1. Ta p > Programs > AirBEAM Client . The AirBEAM Smart CE window appears. 2. Ta p Fi le > Configure . The AirBEAM configuration window appears. The configuration window is used to vi ew and edit AirBEAM Smart Client co nfigurations.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 27 Figure 7-24 Package (2) T ab Server T ab This tab is used to specify th e configurations of the server to which the client connects during the package synchronization process.
7 - 28 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide User The FTP user name that is us ed during the login phase of the p ackage synchronization process. Password The FTP pass word that corresponds to the FTP user specifi ed in the User field. The specified password is used during the login phase of the p ackage synchronization process.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 29 Misc(1) T ab This tab is used to configure various misce llaneous features. Figure 7-26 Misc (1) T ab T able 7-8 Misc (1) T ab Descriptio n s Field Description Auto-load This drop-down list is used to specify how the AirBEAM Smart Client is to be invoked automatically when the client device is rebooted.
7 - 30 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Misc(2) T ab This tab is used to configure various miscellan eous features. Figure 7-27 Misc (2) T ab TFTP This check box specifies whether the TFTP protocol is to be used to downloa d files. By default, the AirBEAM Smart Client uses the FTP p rotocol.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 31 Misc(3) T ab This tab is used to configure various misce llaneous features. Figure 7-28 Misc (3) T ab Misc(4) T ab This tab is used to configure various misce llaneous features.
7 - 32 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Figure 7-29 Misc (4) T ab T able 7-11 Misc (4) T ab Descri ptio n s Field Description Sched Mode S pecifies whether (and how) the scheduled mode is enabled. If enable d, schedule mode causes the AirBEAM synchron ization process to occur periodically .
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 33 Synchronizing with the Server When the synchronizat ion process is initiated, th e AirBEAM Smart Client attempt s to open an FTP session using the AirBEAM Smart Client configuration. On ce connected, the client proc esses the specified packages.
7 - 34 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide The AirBEAM S taging support provides several benefit s: • Many devices can be simult aneously loaded over the RF network. • The AirBEAM staging utility prov ides a simple single dial og user interf ace that is used to quickly start the software inst allation process.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 35 Rapid Deployment The Rapid Deployment (RD) Client facilitates sof tware downloads to a vehicle computer from a Mobility Services Plat form (MSP) Console’ s FTP server .
7 - 36 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Scanning RD Bar Codes When the vehicle computer scans a nd successfully deco des a single or multiple RD bar codes, the dat a encoded in the bar code can: • Reset the vehicle computer ’s con nection profile.
Application Development and Deployment 7 - 37 Figure 7-33 Rapid Deployment W indow - Configuring 5. When configurat io n is complete: a. A new Wireless profile is create d on the vehicle computer from the data encod ed in the bar code(s) scanned. See Chapter 4, Wire less Applications for more in formation about wireless pr ofiles.
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Chapter 8 Maintenance and T roubleshooting Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Maintenance and Troubleshootin g Introduction This chapter includes in structions on c leaning and st oring the vehicle computer , and provides troubleshooting solutions for potential pr oblems during vehicle computer operation.
8 - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide Returning the V ehicle Computer for Service T roubleshooting . NOTE Symbol has taken great care to ensure environmental conditions such as humidity will not affect the stability of the vehicle computer .
Maintenance and Troubleshooting 8 - 3 T ouchscreen not working. Display not properly calibrated. Recalibrate the screen through the Co ntrol Panel Calibration util ity . If problem continues, contact Symbol Supp ort Center . See Service Information on p age vii .
8 - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide COMM LED is off. Lost network connection. If problem continues, contact Symb ol Support Center . See Service Information on page vii . COMM LED is turned of f. Enable the COMM LED u sing the Control Panel.
Appendix A Specifications Appendix A Specifications T echnical Specifications The following t ables summarize the vehicle computer ’s intended opera ting environment a nd general technical hardware specifications. V ehicle Computer The following table summarizes the vehicle computer’s intended operating envir onment.
A - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide S torage T emperature -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) Battery Charging T emperature 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to +40 °C) ambien t temperature range.
Specifications A - 3 V ehicle Computer Connectors Figure A-1 VC5090 Connectors NOTE The connectors are the same on both the full screen and half screen configurations.
A - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide T abl e A-3 USB Connector Pin-Ou ts Pin Signal Description 1 USB+ USB positive signal 2 USB- USB negative signal 3 Vcc 5 VDC USB power (500 mA) 4.
Specifications A - 5 T abl e A-5 Audio Connector Pin-Out s Pin Signal Description 1 MIC+ Audio input from microphone 2 MIC- Audio input from microph one 3 HPOUT Audio output to head phone ear piece 4 .
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Appendix B Software Configuration Appendix B Software Configuration Introduction This chapter provides special instruct ions required for third-p arty software that can be used with the VC5090 vehicle comput er .
B - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Comput er Product Reference Guide a. Download the client software from the Citrix web site. b. Follow the instructions that come with the software.
Glossary A API. An interface by means of which one software co mponent co mmunicates with or controls a nother. Usually used to refer to services provided by one soft ware component to anothe r, usually via software interrupts or function calls Application Programming Interfa ce.
Glossary - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Co mputer Product Reference Guide D Data Communicatio n s Eq ui pm en t (DC E ). A device (such as a modem) which is de signed to attach directly to a DTE (Data Vehicle Computer Equipmen t) device. DCE. See Data Communications Equipment .
Glossary - 3 Hz. Hertz; A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. Host Computer. A computer that serves other vehicle computers in a network, providing such services as computation, database access, superviso ry programs and network control. I IDE.
Glossary - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Co mputer Product Reference Guide Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). A displa y that uses liquid crystal sealed betwee n two glass p lates. The cr ystals are excited by p recise electr ical charges, ca using them to reflect light outside accord ing to their b ias.
Glossary - 5 Print Contrast Signal (PCS). Measuremen t of the contrast (brig htness diff erence) between the ba rs and sp aces of a symbol. A minimum PCS value is n e eded for a bar code symbol to be scannable. PCS = (RL - RD) / RL, where RL is the reflectance facto r of the background an d RD the reflecta nce factor of the dark bars.
Glossary - 6 VC5090 Vehicle Co mputer Product Reference Guide SMDK. Symbol Mobility Developer’s Kit. Soft Reset. See Warm Boot . Subnet. A subset of nodes on a network that are serviced by the sa me router. See Route r . Subnet Mask . A 32-bit number used to separate the network and host sections of an IP addres s.
Glossary - 7 ignored, because there is no time to re transmit. If UDP is used and a reliable delivery is required, packet sequence checking an d error notific ation must be written into the application s. V VC. Vehicle Com puter. Vehicle Co mputer. In this text, vehicle computer refers to the Symbol VC5090 vehicl e computer.
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Index IndexIndex Numerics 128-Bit WEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 40-Bit WEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 802.11 ESSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index - 2 VC5090 Vehicle Com puter Product Reference Guide C cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 calibration . . . . . . . . .
Index - 3 error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20 error screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20 K keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 descriptions . .
Index - 4 VC5090 Vehicle Com puter Product Reference Guide enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index - 5 wireless local area networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 WLAN radio turn off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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