Symbol Pocket PC - Basic Settings

When you first turn on the Symbol Pocket PC, or perform a hard reset, these are the settings I use.

There is no option, you must do this

This device is used primarily as a barcode reader - not as someone's personal toy. These settings reflect this usage.

Start / Settings / Personal

Owner Information

This is configured so that the reader is always identified

Identification

Name    xyz
Company abc
email   xyz@somewhere.ccc

Check "Show Information when the device is turned on"

Menus / New Menu

Turn off everything except Note (and I assume that that will never be used either.

Today / Items

Uncheck Calendar, Inbox, Tasks (these have no purpose on a barcode reader)

Input

In Transcriber mode, turn off Space after word (Add space after)

Start / Settings / System

Backlight

Battery Power
- Check Turn off backlight if device is not used for *1 min*
- Check Turn on backlight when a button is pressed or the screen is tapped

Clock

Set the Date and Time

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there is a setting to control the computer speed - make the computer slower so the battery will last longer

For this to work, you need to be in range of a working, broadcasting wireless network. (For security purposes, broadcasting should be turned off.)

From the main screen (ie, close everything), click the icon in the lower right hand corner.

Click Find WANS
Click the WAN and select Connect
On the Encryption tab, select 128-bit Shared key
Enter the key - Because this value is in hex, the case of the letters does not matter

To use Pocket IE to browse "local" servers, nothing else has to be configured.

Author: Robert Clemenzi - clemenzi@cpcug.org