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CHAPTER 4 LOCAL OPERATIONS

4.I Main Menu

The IP address shown at the top of display is the terminal IP address.

• Tap the [Connect] button to connect to the selected session.
  See Chapter 3 for further information about connections.
  
  
• Tap the [Configure] button to see the configuration options.
  You will be asked to enter a password to access the configuration screen. The password is stored in the _WTnCE.cfg configuration file (by default the value is 234). Refer to the PwdWConf feature in Chapter 6.
  See WTnCE Configuration for further information about the options available on this screen.
  
  
• Tap the [Exit] button to exit to Windows CE.
  To exit you must enter the password configured in the _WtnCE.cfg file. By default the value to exit is 307.
  Refer to the PwdExit feature in Chapter 6 for further information about the exit password.

4.II WTnCE Configuration

• Press Hosts button to configure the IP address of the Host. 
• Press Display Configuration button to see the configuration options.
• Press Barcode Test button to perform a barcode test.
• Press Keyboard Test button to perform a keyboard test.

4.II.1 Host IP Configuration

The IP address of the sessions that appear on the main screen can be modified on this screen.

The buttons << and >> allow to browse between the available sessions.

Activate "Auto Connect" check-box for the application to connect to the first session on the list.

4.II.2 Display Configuration

To access this screen you must type the password which is in the configuration file _WTnCe.cfg (by default the value is 234).
See the PwdWConf feature in Chapter 6.

• Font Families frame:
  
  The font family name is displayed (in this example Courier New).
  You can browse through the font families list by tapping the and buttons. 
  
  

• Fonts frame:
  
  In this case there is only one font available, which is Normal Courier New.
  10 x 18 are the dimensions of one character in the current selected size.
  In other font families, where there are more than one font types (italics, bold), you can browse them by tapping the and buttons.
  The font type can be TT Fix or TT Var:
  - In a TT Fix type, all the characters have the same size, i.e. the size is fixed.
  - In a TT Var type, the characters have variable sizes, e.g. character "i" has a smaller size on the display than character "m".
  NOTE: It is highly recommended to choose a fixed font in order to get a correct display.
  

• A label displays :

• - The quantity of lines that will contain the PDA display (here 16-17 lines - following the CommandBar is shown or not).
  - The quantity of columns that wiull contain the PDA display (here 24 columns).
  with the selected configuration.
  

• Font size: you can also select the font size by tapping on the combo box. In this case the size is 18.

This is a display box. It displays the characters with the format selected in the previous fields.

• To validate the values selected in the previous fields, tap the [Select] button.

After validation of the font to use, you need to modify the configuration file (DISPLAYFONT) in order to set this configuration persistent.
Refer to Chapter 6 [DISPLAYFONT] section for further information about configuring fonts. 

Another way to configure the font size.

You can adjust the font size in the emulator session, that allow to see the real application working: 

Click on [Text Size +] or [Text Size -] some times until have the required size. Then check the selected size in the [Configuration] menu

After validation of the font to use, you need to modify the configuration file (DISPLAYFONT) in order to set this configuration persistent.
Refer to Chapter 6 [DISPLAYFONT] section for further information about configuring fonts. 

4.II.3 Barcode Test 

This screen allows you to make a barcode scanning test. The code, the barcode type and length are displayed on the screen. EAN_8 and EAN_13 are two of the available symbologies.

Refer to the [Symbology] section in Chapter 6 for further information about barcode types.

To return to the main screen, tap the  [OK] button.  

4.II.4 Keyboard Test

This option allows you to perform a keyboard test. 

• The first value is the Windows CE SCAN CODE (untranslated scan code). 

• The second value shown on the screen is the WireLess TelNet scan code (traslated scan code). This second value is the one you have to use in translation.

• The third value displayed on the screen is:
  - If it is a function key, the string associated to the function key, depending on the terminal type chosen by the user or negotiated with the Telnet server.
  - If it is a scancode, the character is displayed.
       For example: [0x0036] 6

You can see 3270 / 5250 mappings.

To return to the main screen, tap the [OK] button.

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