Honeywell Vx9 Manual

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 The unit is ready to accept data from either the keyboard, integrated scanner or a device connected to a serial port.
Note: The touch screen may be disabled.  Please refer to Disabling the Touch Screen (page 5-8).
Soft Keyboard Entry
The optional software keyboard provides a virtual keyboard on the touch screen.  The soft keyboard is orderable in several 
configurations.
Note: When the virtual keyboard is displayed, the physical keyboard is still active, if attached.  Therefore it is possible to...

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Hardware Overview
System Hardware
802.11 Wireless Client
Depending on the options ordered, the Thor VX9 may contain an 802.11 a/b/g/n (see Summit Wireless Network 
Configuration (page 6-35)), 802.11 a/b/g (see Atheros Client Utility (page 6-72)) or 802.11b/g radio (see Broadcom 
Wireless Utility (page 6-83).
Central Processing Unit
The Thor VX9 contains one of the CPU options below:
 Intel
® 1.6 GHz Atom™
 Intel® 1.5 GHz Core™ 2 Duo
 Intel® 600 MHz Celeron®
 Intel® 1.0 GHz Celeron®
 Intel® 1.4...

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WWAN
WWAN options vary by country.   See Option GlobeTrotter Connect (page 6-99) or OneClick Internet (page 6-100) for 
details on configuring WWAN.
Power Input
Vehicle power input for the Thor VX9 is determined by the DC/DC power supply selected.  The DC/DC power supply accepts 
input in the stated range and provides a conditioned 12V DC output for the Thor VX9.  See Connect Vehicle Power (page 4-14) 
for details.
If DC power is not available – for example, in an office environment – an optional...

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Pressing and holding the power switch for several seconds forces a shutdown.
Note: Always turn the computer off prior to removing power cables.
The Thor VX9 is designed for a controlled shutdown when using the power button.  A controlled shutdown first closes any 
open programs, and then shuts down the Windows operating system.  DO NOT remove power from the Thor VX9 without 
shutting down the Thor VX9.
The Thor VX9 shutdown may be initiated in any of the following ways:
 Selecting the Shut Down...

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Background lighting is restored by pushing one of the buttons or by touching the screen 

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External Connectors
Most external connectors for the Thor VX9 are located on the bottom of the unit.
PS/2 Keyboard Connector (page 3-4) and PS/2 Mouse Connector (page 3-4) are for direct connections to a PS/2 
keyboard and mouse.
Keyboard/Mouse Connector (page 3-4) accepts a Honeywell VMT keyboard or a dongle cable for a PS/2 keyboard and 
mouse.
Serial Connector – COM1 (page 3-4) connects to a serial bar code scanner cable.
Serial Connector – COM2 (page 3-4) connects to a serial printer or PC with...

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See PS/2 Mouse Connector (page 8-4) for pinout information.
Keyboard/Mouse Connector
The Thor VX9 external keyboard connector accepts:
 A Honeywell VMT keyboard with integrated mouse
 A Honeywell VMT keyboard without integrated mouse
 A dongle cable providing PS/2 connections for a standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
See Keyboard/Mouse Connector (page 7-4) for pinout information.
Ethernet Connector
The Thor VX9 has a standard RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet port.
Use of a shielded cable is required to maintain...

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Multipurpose Connector
The Thor VX9 Ethernet/USB connector accepts an adapter cable that provides a USB port, a COM4 serial port or both.
See Multipurpose Connector (page 8-5) for port and cable pinout information.
Multipurpose Dongle Cables
COM4 provides +12v on pin 9 when enabled.
Do not connect a serial bar code scanner to COM4 as this may damage the scanner, the Thor VX9 or both.
1. To D15 Connector on Thor VX9
2. D9 Serial Connector (COM4)
3. USB Connector
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Keyboards
The following keyboard options are available for the Thor VX9:
 VMT 95-key QWERTY keyboard with integrated pointing device – a customized rugged keyboard connected to the Thor VX9 
via an adapter cable.
 VMT 60-key QWERTY keyboard – a customized rugged keyboard connected to the Thor VX9 via an adapter cable.
 A standard PS/2 keyboard via the PS/2 Keyboard port on the Thor VX9.  A PS/2 mouse can also be attached to the PS/2 
Mouse port.
 A software keyboard, or virtual keyboard, can be...

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Keyboard Backlight

 Maximum intensity
 Medium intensity
 Low intensity.
60-key Keyboard
An adapter cable is required to attach this keyboard to the Thor VX9.  For information on attaching this keyboard to the Thor 
VX9 see Connect Keyboard (page 4-9).
The 60 key keyboard is also available with an IBM 3270 Keypad Overlay (page 3-11) or an IBM 5250 Keypad Overlay 
(page 3-11) for use with terminal emulation programs such as RFTerm
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Key Maps
The 60-key keyboard supports all 101 keyboard functions....