User Guide for the Psion Workabout Pro
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1. gS s ca ce sm g Learn the keyboard Volume controls lt Function button Backspace Delete oq p BKSP ace FN x FN med Enter button button Space bar Shift key L G ae M P gt lt z Basic controls WN e Turn the unit on by holding down the Enter button for a few seconds Turn the unit off by pressing the blue Function button once then pressing the Enter button Press the Shift key once to type a capital letter Press the Shift key twice to turn on Caps Lock so all letters are capitalized Press the Shift key a third time to turn off Caps Lock To adjust the sound press the blue Function button twice then press the plus volume key in the centre to increase the volume or the minus key to decrease the volume Press the Function button once more when finished AS a general rule the Enter button should be used to move from one field to another instead of tapping on the screen This ensures tat the data is processed and saved correctly If the keyboard stops functioning then look on the bottom toolbar on the screen to see if the Ctrl Shift or Alt key has been left on by mistake Learn the desktop The Psion Workabout Pro is a computer running Windows CE operating system The desktop and many of the functions will be familiar to Windows users Basic controls The task bar at the bottom of the screen shows the Windo2. Change GMT Greenwich Mean Time to GMT 7 00 Mountain Time 7 Press Apply to save your changes Date Time Properties OK Date Time Date Time Properties OK Date Time ER February 2010 Ey ER February 2010 EJ M T W T F 5 5 5 260 27 20 29 SU l W 2 3 4 3 7 E 9 10 11 12 13 14 oet the correct time and change the time zone Change GMT Greenwich Mean Time to GMT 07 00 Mountain Time 10 01 03 as oer aoo Time one Time zone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Gu GMT O7 00 Mountain Time US amp Automatically adjust Apply Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving clock for daylight saving a F5i gt a D A S gt Tap Apply to save your changes FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011
3. User Guide for the Psion Workabout Pro for Canadian Users General Information for FarmWorks Users Technical support Alberta Agriculture Tracy Hagedorn 780 679 5030 Shearwell Data Ronald den Broeder 780 674 9564 FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011 The Psion cradle docking station The Psion Workabout Pro comes with a cradle sometimes called a docking station that s used for charging the internal battery and for transferring data between the Psion and the computer Charging the Psion 1 Connect the power cord to the port in the back of the cradle and plug the other end into the main power 2 Dock the Psion into the cradle allow it to charge A small green light on the front of the Psion will flash during charging 3 Allow at least four hours to fully charge the battery from scratch e battery charger EAINNT Be GYAN MPA NIG power cord FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011 Charging a spare battery The cradle has a battery charger built into the back gt gt Joa XIDO TAL WONS Changing the battery Access the Psion battery by remov ing the panel on the back of the unit 1 Exit FarmWorks and suspend the Psion Find the fasteners on the back of the Psion close to the bottom Turn the fasteners out and up wards Gently pry up the panel from the bottom Pull out the battery and replace FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011 a
4. ich the animal can be safely slaughtered FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011 Date and Time settings on the Psion Your new Psion may have an incorrect time zone setting that results in error messages when you try to import data from the Psion to your computer The time zone needs to be changed from Greenwich Mean Time to Mountain Standard Time for Alberta Important Never make changes to the date and time format without being expressly instructed to do so Some of the settings are critical to the Psion functioning and must not be tam pered with Changing the time setting 1 Close the FarmWorks program on the Psion 2 On the Psion desktop double tap the My Device icon 3 Double tap on the Control Panel icon Ley WERE Highlight then double tap on ieee the My Device icon Recycle Bin ii Documents Ela EJ Farmi vorks Remote Desktop Internet the Control Panel icon Explorer 4 Double tap on the Date Time icon z Highlight then double tap on Scontro File Edit View Go D Application Flash Disk ly Data Documents Network Program Temp Files Panel KET Si 9 the Date Time icon Display Error Inp 9 rh Internet IP ye Keyboard Options Support J i Reporting l cs FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011 5 Change the time and date if needed 6 Find the Time Zone settings at the bottom of the screen
5. larr ments you record on the Psion Esc Dam NME 67 Enter Comment Sira NMF 311 NMF 151L Breed Canadian Type in a comment Choose whether you want that Show when next handled comment to come up on the screen the next time this sheep is handled Weight History Movement History The Movement screen shows the NMF 12 NMF 862U date the animal Date kg Score Grade moved on to the z Date 09 10 2008 farm either born 15 05 10 104 0 Loc Beaverhill Auction or purchased all 10 04 10 81 0 on farm move 10 03 10 55 0 Status Sent to Market ments that were recorded and 17 01 10 7 5 where the ani mal was finally The weight history shows every shipped to weight recorded against this lamb Starting with the birth weight FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011 The Progeny screen shows the number of lambs a ewe has had in her lifetime plus the details of the most recent lamb crop A ram s Progeny record will show the lambs he sired in hte most recent lamb crop Progeny Details Total lifetime lambs born Most recent lamb crop details Treatment History Treatment history shows every drug administered and the details includuing when the animal would be safe to ship afer the drug withdrawal date has passed Croll through if there are multiple entries The Treatment History screen shows all the veterinary treatments recorded for the animal and details like date dose and the drug withdrawal date after wh
6. ton on the right hand side is used to read an RFID ear tag When the tag number is displayed then the left hand button is pressed to show the animal s details lt c 0o 0 0 gt Ge 2 o s o H N T Z Check RF Tag Date Locked Seer os A yellow box highlights the tag field Press and release the right hand scan button on the Psion to read the RFID tag FAfinirexvoerx Check RF Tag A Date Locked 25 09 7008 When the EID number is in the tag field press and release the left hand button to see the animal s details H f 05 09 FarmWorks by Shearwell Data April 2011 Animal History screens The left hand button on the Psion opens the Animal Record screen which has a number of differ ent screens available for viewing an animal s details and history Most of the screens are only for viewing not for adding information Animal Record Animal Details shows the date of birth sex breed sire dam loca NME 8620 tion and other details Animal History Menu NMF 1S1L Add oe vine aces ee ce History Comment Animal Pi ing only you can not Details add any data Add Cull Correct Comment Details Tre ete etnies H NMF 2X Add Comment or Add Cull Comment allow you to type in a comment about this animal that Mo DOB 13 01 2 becomes part of its permanent record once the H DOD z Psion is downloaded into the computer You can make FarmWorks reports based on what com DEX Ewe
7. ws icon the time tap to view the date and several other icons 1 Press the small red bar on the right side to show how much battery power is left The Psion will work reliably down to about 5 A low power warning will appear on the screen when the battery is in danger of going flat 2 The unit can be turned off rebooted or shut down by selcting hte Windows icon in the bottom corner Select Shutdown then choose an option Suspend will turn off the unit to save the battery the unit is asleep until the Enter button is pressed again 3 Warm reset is the equivalent of rebooting a PC This option could be used if the unit is mal functioning 4 Cold reset is like a hard shutdown of any computer and is a last resort if the unit has com pletely stopped responding FarmWorks will not be damaged by a cold reset but anything else not saved in permanent memory may be lost My Documents Tap the power icon to MS view how much is left 2 in the battery Command i rompt P rom pt Windows icon oo Ey EE TE You can not type on the keyboard If the ALT CTRL or Shift key ts left on a AT a Ge i P 10 06 _OMPUTEPr Farm vyvorks Desktop Security Look here if the keyboard stops working suspend puts the unit to sleep to save power Reading RFID ear tags The Psion Workabout Pro has two large white buttons one on each side that are used for Farm Works The but
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