Getting Started Using Your ScoutPalDB PDA with ROV Bluetooth Scanner
Carefully unpack the iPAQ PDA and ROV scanner, and save all packaging. Put the PDA on its charger; new AAA alkaline batteries have been installed for you in the ROV. A stylus is stored on the top right back side of the PDA: you will use the stylus to tap on the touch-screen and operate the PDA.Do not install any software from CDs packaged with the PDA and scanner. Everything has been pre-installed for use with your ScoutPal subscription: The ScoutPalDB program and scanner driver software are set up, and the latest database (as of date of shipment) is in the data storage card. (SD card.)
Get familiar with the push buttons on the PDA: Above and to the right of the screen is an on/off button, push it once to turn the screen on/off, push and hold to put the PDA to sleep or wake it up. Under the screen is a row of buttons with pictures and a cursor control pad in the middle. From the left, the buttons are:
Calendar -- Start Flag -- [Cursor Pad] -- OK/Close -- Envelope
Before you begin using ScoutPalDB: Press the ROV scan button to wake it up and get its blue light blinking, then reboot the PDA to wake it up from shipping: Use the stylus to press in the tiny button on the right edge of the PDA labeled RESET. After the reset completes (about 50 seconds) you can explore the HP iPAQ Tips. Press Dismiss on the bottom left of the screen and you will be on the Today screen, which is similar to the "desktop" on your computer.
The PDA and ROV Bluetooth radios must be on in order to communicate with each other. The PDA displays a steady blue light when its Bluetooth radio is on. If it is off, tap "iPAQ wireless" on the Today screen, then tap Turn On and Done. The ROV blinks blue when it is awake. If the ROV has gone to sleep, press the scan button and wake it up. (Bluetooth devices go to sleep to conserve battery power.) For best results always wake up the ROV before waking up the PDA.
Ensure that Scanner Wedge program is running and activated with the ROV so that the ROV can send scans to the PDA: Press the bottom-right "Envelope" button to open the Scanner Wedge program.1 You can also tap the Start flag (top left of screen), then tap Scanner Wedge.2 Give the program some time to allow it to detect the ROV and get it activated. If either the PDA or ROV have gone to sleep you will need to tap DeActivate then Activate to get them reconnected. You may need to tap Activate more than once. You can also tap Tools/Exit, then press the Envelope button to reopen the Scanner Wedge. (In some cases you may need to reset the PDA in order to restore the PDA/ROV Bluetooth pairing.3) To confirm that the scanner and PDA are working together, tap Tools>Trace and scan a bar code, this will verify that the ROV is able to transmit its scans to the PDA.
Push the Calendar button to begin using ScoutPalDB. Be sure to read http://www.scoutpal.com/db/howtoscan
Keeping your ScoutPalDB system up-to-date:
Your PDA was set up with ScoutPalDB2 following the steps published at http://scoutpal.com/db, so it is ready to use. Do not repeat the setup steps. But you must keep the database updated. The database update is available for download at http://scoutpal.com/db/download. (Be sure to enter "spdb2" in the DB2 Code field on the download page.)
A "plug-and-play" storage card reader is included with your package. The storage card reader simplifies and speeds up the process of copying database updates to the SD card. Simply remove the SD card from the PDA and plug it into the card reader. Now plug the reader into a USB port on your computer. On most computers, a window into the SD card will automatically open whenever the card is plugged in. If not, use the “My Computer” function to open a window to show all the drives attached to your computer. The SD card will be listed as one of the removable drive(s) on the computer. Double click to open a window into the card. If you are not sure which drive letter(s) belong to the card reader, unplug and plug in the reader again and you will see the drive letter(s) disappear and then reappear in the list. You may have to click on more than one drive letter to find out which one belongs to the card. Once you have the card open in Windows, you can copy and paste a new file directly from your computer, over to the card.
To the get the latest database update, browse to http://www.scoutpal.com/db/download and click on “How to update the database file”, then print out and carefully follow and checkmark each of the steps so that you don’t miss anything. Be sure to enter "spdb2" in the DB2 Code field before downloading. Finally, always soft-reset (reboot) your PDA after you update the database file in the storage card, so that the PDA will recognize the change.For general PDA or scanner usage information, please refer to the manufacturer documentation.
Contact ScoutPal Support for any issues you may have: (888) 325-5964
1 Tap Start>Settings>Buttons to customize your PDA's buttons.
2 If a program you need is not listed on the Start menu, tap Start>Programs and find it there.
3 In the unlikely event that Bluetooth pairing between the PDA and ROV becomes totally lost, requiring that they be paired again, the Bluetooth pairing code is 0000 (four zeroes.)